Legal Opinion
Jawahir B. Aden v. John Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 3, 2005No. 03-1675PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Petitioner Jawahir Barre Aden is a native of Somalia. Aden and her three children entered the United States illegally from Kenya, using fraudulent documents provided by a smuggler. Conceding she is removable, see 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(1)(A), Aden applied for asylum, for withholding of removal, and for relief under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture for herself and the children. After an evidentiary hearing, the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denied all relief in a thorough opinion. Aden appealed the IJ’s decision, and the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed without…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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