Legal Opinion
Balogun v. Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 31, 2001No. 00-60698PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIENER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Olegbemiga Balogun, a Nigerian citizen, applied for protection under Article 3 of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the “CAT”). The Board of Immigration Appeals (the “Board”) affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (the “IJ”) dismissal of Balogun’s application, and it is that af-firmance by the Board that Balogun now appeals. We conclude that we lack juris diction to hear this petition for review, and therefore dismiss.
I. Facts and Proceedings
Balogun was born in Nigeria in 1963, and was…
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