Legal Opinion
Omolo v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2006No. 05-10192PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL E. STEWART, Circuit Judge:
Mary Anyango Omolo appeals the district court’s denial of her 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging her detention on grounds that she is a United States national. Omolo was ordered removed as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony. She filed the underlying petition asserting that she is, a United States national and is, therefore, not subject to removal. The district court denied the petition concluding that it lacked jurisdiction to consider Omolo’s nationality claim. For following reasons, we also deny the petition.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
Omolo is…
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