Legal Opinion
Rahmatullah Afridi v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 4, 2006No. 04-76600PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Rahmatullah Afridi petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal and ordering him removed to Afghanistan. Mr. Afridi contends that the BIA erred in finding him removable pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) for having committed an aggravated felony and in denying him withholding of removal pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3) and protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, opened for signature Feb. 4, 1985, S. Treaty Doc. No.…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by123 opinions
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