AL-NAJAR v. MUKASEY

No. 05-4448.

515 F.3d 708 (2008)

Gamil AL-NAJAR, Petitioner, v. Michael MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Irena I. Karpinski, The Law Office of Irena I. Karpinski, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Janice K. Redfern, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Irena I. Karpinski, The Law Office of Irena Karpinski, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Janice K. Redfern, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: RYAN, BATCHELDER, and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Gamil Al-Najar appeals from a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") opinion that Al-Najar failed to meet his burden of proof for establishing eligibility for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture, and holding that Al-Najar was eligible for removal due to a 2002 Michigan state conviction for possession of a controlled...

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