Legal Opinion

Monique T. Mwembie v. Alberto R. Gonzales, United States Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 16, 2006No. 04-60832PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

Monique Mwembie petitions for review of the denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We deny the petition.

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Mwembie, a citizen of the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”), fled that country in 2001 after the assassination of the former president, Laurent Kabila. 1 Mwembie worked as a secretary in the communications department at the Marble Palace, R. 461, 467, where Kabila held various meetings. 2 Mwembie’s job involved editing and/or…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. StevicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. ACOSTABoard of Immigration Appeals · 1985
  4. Saidou Dia v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  5. Aysar Abdulrahman v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Wang v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  2. Jose Orellana-Monson v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  3. S-E-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2008
  4. Tesfamichael v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  5. Joel Hernandez-De La Cruz v. Loretta LynchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016

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