Legal Opinion

Cardona Toro v. Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided March 23, 2010No. 08-4897Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Cesar Augusto Cardona Toro (“Cardo-na”) petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) rendered on December 8, 2008. For the reasons that follow, we will deny the petition for review.

I. Background

Cardona is a native and citizen of Colombia. He entered the United States in October 2002 and overstayed his visa. He was served with a Notice to Appear. In August 2006, he conceded removability and applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), claiming he suffered past persecution and fears future…

3Cases cited17 opinions

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  2. Olufemi Yussef Abdulai v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  3. Parastoo Fatin v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  4. Aysar Abdulrahman v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  5. Jian Lian Guo v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004

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