Legal Opinion
Journal v. Keisler
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 29, 2007No. 07-1109PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
Claudy Journal, a native and citizen of Haiti, petitions for relief from an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the decision of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). After careful consideration, we deny the petition for review and affirm the decision of the BIA.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On February 19, 2001, Journal entered the United States at Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands without valid entry documents. One month later, he filed…
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