Legal Opinion
Njenga v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 20, 2004No. 04-1103PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petitioners Maricella Mumbi Njenga (“Njenga”) and Samuel Gitimu Ruhiu (“Ruhiu”) seek review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) to deny their application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). 1 We affirm the BIA’s decision.
I. Background
Njenga is a native and citizen of Kenya. She entered the United States on September 6, 1996 as a non-immigrant visitor.
In April 2001, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (“INS”) issued a notice of removal that charged Njenga with…
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