Legal Opinion
Bassam Elias Moussa v. Carol Jenifer, District Director, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 8, 2004No. 03-2292PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Bassam Elias Moussa appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Although habeas jurisdiction exists when a petitioner asserts a colorable statutory or constitutional claim, we find that no such claim exists in this case. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the district court’s order.
I. BACKGROUND
Petitioner-Appellant Bassam Moussa, a 40-year-old native and citizen of Syria, entered the United States as a visitor to receive urgent medical attention for a left ventricular…
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3Cited by19 opinions
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