Legal Opinion
Sowe v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 2008No. 06-72938PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALARCÓN, Circuit Judge:
Baba Sowe, a native and citizen of Sierra Leone, appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) from the denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Sowe presented evidence before an immigration judge (“IJ”) that he and his family were persecuted by members of the Revolutionary United Front (“RUF”). We have jurisdiction over his appeal pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We deny Sowe’s application for withholding of removal and for protection under CAT. We remand his application for asylum to…
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