Legal Opinion
Sombah v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 17, 2008No. 07-1481PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Poppy Sombah, her husband Freddy, and her minor son, all natives and citizens of Indonesia, petition for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We deny the petition.
Sombah and her son entered the United States on November 3, 2003 with non-immigrant visitor visas which authorized them to remain until May 2, 2004. They overstayed. Sombah’s husband had entered on a non-immigrant visa on September 3, 2003. That visa expired on October…
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