Legal Opinion
Kyaw Zwar Tun v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 21, 2006No. Docket 02-4859PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Kyaw Zwar Tun petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA)’s October 31, 2002, order summarily affirming the Immigration Judge (IJ)’s decision, rendered orally on March 21, 2000, rejecting his claims for asylum and withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture, and ordering him removed to Burma. 1
BACKGROUND
Petitioner’s Entry and Claim
Petitioner, in his late thirties, is a male native and citizen of Burma. After entering the United States on a limited seaman’s visa in Houston, Texas, on May 5, 1991, he remained in the…
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