Legal Opinion
Amadou Sall v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 3, 2006No. Docket 03-4840PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
We consider here the proper standards for reviewing a finding by an immigration judge (“IJ”) that an asylum applicant has “firmly resettled” in a third country before applying for asylum in the United States. See 8 C.F.R. § 208.15 (defining aliens who have “firmly resettled”); 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(2)(A)(vi) (barring such aliens from receiving asylum).
Petitioner Amadou Sail, who claims to be a native and citizen of Mauritania, petitions for review of an April 8, 2003 order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming without opinion an October 16, 1997 decision of IJ Joanna Miller…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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