Kodjo Kegeh v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Kodjo Kegeh applied for asylum, withholding of removal; and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied all three applications. Kegeh appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed the IJ’s decision. Kegeh petitions for review, arguing that the IJ and the BIA erred in denying his applications. We deny the petition because Kegeh has failed to meet his burden: to show that any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to find in his favor.

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Since 1969, the West African nation of Togo has been governed by a…