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SAKA v. HOLDER

No. 12-2193.

741 F.3d 244 (2013)

Olukayode Ganiyu SAKA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

December 23, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Baruffi , on brief for petitioner.

Joanna L. Watson , Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Stuart F. Delery , Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Jamie M. Dowd , Senior Litigation Counsel, on brief for respondent.

Before TORRUELLA, LIPEZ and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Olukayode Ganiyu Saka ("Saka") entered the United States using a false name and fraudulently obtained visa. Upon discovery of this fraud, removal proceedings commenced. Citing fear of religious persecution, Saka filed for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). The Immigration Judge ("IJ"), in a decision later affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"), denied this relief and ordered removal...

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