Legal Opinion
Sow v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 19, 2008No. 08-1131PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
Oumar Sow, a member of the Fulani ethnic group who claims to be a citizen of Mauritania, petitions for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We deny the petition for review.
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Oumar Sow is a Fulani who claims to have fled Mauritania during a period of ethnic tension and violence from 1989 through 1991. He entered the United States on either January 1, 1996, or January…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kirupanathan Perinpanathan v. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Guled v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- Osonowo v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- Ji Ying Chen v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007
- Besnik Hasalla Floresha Hasalla Aida Hasalla v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Freeman v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
- Thu v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2010
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