Kassim

Kassim v. Keisler

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249 F. App'x 575
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 28, 2007No. 05-75279California425 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Alarazim Kassim, a native and citizen of Sierra Leone, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and the BIA’s order denying his motion to remand to apply for adjustment of status with a waiver of inadmissibility. We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Kassim contends the agency erred in finding that he was statutorily ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal because he engaged in the persecution of others. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(2)(A)(i). *577 We do not consider this contention because the IJ’s alternative findings — that there had been a fundamental change in Sierra Leone, and that Kassim failed to show a well-founded fear of persecution or a likelihood of torture — are dispositive on Kas-sim’s eligibility for relief, and he did not challenge these findings before the BIA.

Kassim stated in his motion to remand that he was eligible to adjust his status with a waiver of inadmissibility, but failed to submit an application for the…

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