Legal Opinion
Gumaneh v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 1, 2008No. 07-3003PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Jorobor Gumaneh, a citizen of the Republic of The Gambia, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal. 1 For the reasons discussed below, we deny Gu-maneh’s petition.
I. BACKGROUND
Gumaneh entered the United States on December 29, 1999, as a visitor with authorization to remain until March 28, 2000. She overstayed her visa and, while residing in the United States, gave birth to two daughters and one son between 2000 and 2002.
Gumaneh had…
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