Legal Opinion
Nuga Ivo Nyama v. John Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 6, 2004No. 02-3518PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Per curiam
Nuga Ivo Nyama, a citizen of Cameroon, arrived illegally in the United States in early October, 1999. Removal proceedings were commenced against him shortly thereafter. Nyama applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. The Immigration Judge (“U”) denied these applications and ordered Nyama to be removed from the United States. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirmed this decision. Nyama now appeals, and we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Nyama, a 25-year-old male, was born in Mankon, Cameroon, on December 6, 1978. Nyama has never been a…
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