AWE v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-1994.

324 F.3d 509 (2003)

Samuel Adebisi AWE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold D. Block (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner.

George P. Katsivalis, Dept. of Homeland Security, Office of the Dist. Counsel, Chicago, IL, Anthony W. Norwood (argued), DOJ, Civ. Div., Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Samuel Adebisi Awe seeks review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") summarily dismissing Awe's appeal pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 3.1(d)(2)(i)(D) for his failure to file a separate written brief after indicating his intent to do so. For the following reasons, we affirm the BIA's final order denying Awe asylum and withholding of deportation and granting him voluntary departure to Nigeria.

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