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AWAD v. GONZALES

Nos. 06-2795, 07-1442.

494 F.3d 723 (2007)

Radfan Saleh AWAD, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 20, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner was Herbert Azubuike Igbanugo, Minneapolis, MN. Also appearing on the brief for petitioner was Katie A. DeGrio, Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was Dimitri N. Rochar, Washington DC. Also appearing on the brief for respondent were Peter D. Keisler, Alison Marie Igoe and Ari Nazarov, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington DC.

Before BYE, BEAM, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Radfan Awad, a legal permanent resident, was found to be removable by an immigration judge (IJ) after he was convicted of a misdemeanor firearm offense. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed the removal. We affirm the BIA's decision and deny the petition for review.

I. Background

Awad, a native of Ethiopia and a citizen of Djibouti, legally entered the United States in 1993 and became a permanent legal resident...

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