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KABBA v. MUKASEY

No. 07-9532.

530 F.3d 1239 (2008)

Essa KABBA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 1, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:*

Patrick C. Hyde, Patrick C. Hyde, P.C., Denver, CO, for the Petitioner.

Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Assistant Attorney General, Mary Jane Candaux, Assistant Director, and Michael C. Heyse, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the Respondent.

Before LUCERO, PORFILIO, and BRORBY, Circuit Judges.

LUCERO, Circuit Judge.

Essa Kabba, a native of Sierra Leone, entered the United States without authorization. He applied for asylum, asserting past persecution and a fear of future persecution based on his political opinion or imputed political opinion. His asylum application was also construed as a request for a restriction on removal1 and for protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). Finding that Kabba was a credible witness...

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