AGADA v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-3942.

368 F.3d 867 (2004)

Benjamin AGADA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 14, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Godwin O. Saporu of St. Paul, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Jonathan H. Levy, Justice Dept., Washington, D.C.

Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Benjamin Agada, a citizen of Nigeria who intentionally overstayed his visitor's visa, petitions this court for review of an order entered by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge's (IJ) decision denying his requests for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under Section 3 of the Convention Against Torture. Agada argues that the IJ and the BIA failed to analyze his case as one involving a...

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