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BASSENE v. HOLDER

No. 07-75022.

723 F.3d 1036 (2013)

Alphonse Charles BASSENE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nene Thiaba Mour Samb (argued), Samb and Associates, LLC, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner.

Marion E. Guyton (argued), Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON and WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and LAWRENCE L. PIERSOL, Senior District Judge.

OPINION

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Alphonse Charles Bassene ("Bassene"), a native and citizen of Senegal, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT").

Bassene sought lawful status in the United States by mistakenly filing an N-400 citizenship application instead of filing an I-589 asylum application. He...

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