NGARURIH v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-1144.

371 F.3d 182 (2004)

David Wachira NGARURIH, Petitioner, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 10, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Philip Gordon Schrag, Center for Applied Legal Studies, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Deborah Nirmala Misir, Trial Attorney, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Papu Sandhu, Senior Litigation, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before WILKINSON, GREGORY, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

SHEDD, Circuit Judge:

The Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirmed an order denying David Wachira Ngarurih's request for asylum but granting voluntary departure. Within the time permitted for appeal and shortly before the period for voluntary departure expired, Ngarurih filed this petition for review. Applying the narrow standards of review prescribed by Congress in the immigration statute, we conclude that the BIA's denial of asylum is neither...

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