EFE v. ASHCROFT

No. 01-60314.

293 F.3d 899 (2002)

Kenneth EFE, Petitioner, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morton Sklar (argued), World Organization Against Torture USA, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.

Patrick P. Shen (argued), U.S. Dept. of Justice, Immigration Litigation, Thomas Ward Hussey, Director, Linda Susan Wendtland, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div. Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Roger D. Piper, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, Houston, TX, Christine G. Davis, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, District Directors Office, Attn: Joe A. Aguilar, New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.

Before STEWART and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.


CLEMENT, Circuit Judge:

Kenneth Efe is a Nigerian citizen who attempted entry into the United States in January 1998. His testimony regarding the circumstances that brought him to the U.S. changed each time he presented his case, including to this Court. The main thrust of Efe's story is that he was involved in a political demonstration in Edo, Nigeria, in which he killed a police officer. Efe ran from the police for a number...

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