Legal Opinion
Makhoul v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 29, 2004No. 04-1344PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner, Charnel Makhoul Mak-houl, a native and citizen of Lebanon, seeks review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his application for asylum, withholding of deportation, and protection under Article III of the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Concluding, as we do, that the BIA’s order is supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.
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Background
The petitioner, now twenty-two years of age, arrived at Miami International Airport on March 15, 2001. He had no visa. Instead, he presented his Lebanese passport at the immigration counter…
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