Legal Opinion

Tsayo Cyrille Lonyem v. U.S. Attorney General, Immigration and Naturalization Service

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided October 10, 2003No. 03-11002PublishedCited by 84 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

This petition arises from immigration proceedings in which the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirmed without opinion the denial of Tsayo Cyrille Lo-nyem’s motion to reopen his final in absen-tia removal proceeding. Upon review, we deny Lonyem’s petition.

BACKGROUND

In January 1999, Lonyem, a native and citizen of Cameroon, was admitted to the United States as a tourist with permission to remain for three months. Lonyem overstayed his visa and later that year applied for asylum and withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), claiming that based on his…

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  4. Sergio Leonel Mendoze v. U.S. Attorney General, Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
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3Cited by84 opinions

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