Legal Opinion
Santosa v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 11, 2008No. 07-2016PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Siono Santosa, an Indonesian national, seeks judicial review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA upheld the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his request for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Santosa argues that substantial evidence does not support the BIA’s denial of his claims. Finding no basis for overturning the order, we deny the petition.
I. Background
Santosa entered the United States in April 2002 as a nonimmigrant visitor. In September of 2004, because he had…
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