Legal Opinion
Imad Ibrahim Mouawad v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 11, 2007No. 06-1688PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Imad Ibrahim Mouawad, a native and citizen of Lebanon, overstayed his tourist visa to the United States and immigration authorities charged him as a removable alien under 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(B). Mouawad subsequently applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The Immigration Judge (“the IJ”) denied all three applications, finding that Moua-wad’s asylum application was untimely and that he did not meet his burden of proving eligibility for withholding of removal or CAT relief. The Board of Immigration Appeals…
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