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KOHWARIEN v. HOLDER

No. 09-60937.

635 F.3d 174 (2011)

Eddy KOHWARIEN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 4, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eddy Kohwarien , Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa, pro se.

James Adelbert Hurley , Janette Louise Allen Trial Atty., Tangerlia Cox , U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, for Holder.

Before GARZA, STEWART and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Eddy Kohwarien, a native and citizen of Nigeria, seeks review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") dismissing his appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See In re Eddy Kohwarien, No. A097 531 146 (B.I.A. Nov. 24, 2009). The BIA found that Kohwarien had waived his right to appeal during removal proceedings before an Immigration Judge ("IJ"). Kohwarien now contends that his waiver was not knowing and intelligent...

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