Benjamin Agada v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Benjamin Agada, a citizen of Nigeria who intentionally overstayed his visitor’s visa, petitions this court for review of an order entered by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) decision denying his requests for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under Section 3 of the Convention Against Torture. Agada argues that the IJ and the BIA failed to analyze his case as one involving a “pattern and practice” of persecution of a group with which Agada identifies, namely journalists. We deny the petition.

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