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ABTEW v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SEC.

No. 14-5169.

808 F.3d 895 (2015)

Anteneh ABTEW, Appellant v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 22, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Cleveland argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant.

Peter R. Maier , Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Vincent H. Cohen Jr. , Acting U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney. Fred E. Haynes , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH.

Foreign citizens who are unlawfully in the United States may be subject to removal. But those who fear persecution if they return to their home countries may seek asylum in the United States. Under American immigration law, those foreign citizens have two opportunities to press their case for asylum. First, they may petition...

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