GENEGO v. BARR

Docket No. 16-867 August Term, 2018.

922 F.3d 499 (2019)

Kwei GENEGO, aka Cyril Genego, Petitioner, v. William P. BARR, United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: May 2, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

NANCY E. MARTIN , Collins & Martin, P.C. ( Anthony D. Collins , on the brief), Wethersfield, CT, for Petitioner Kwei Genego.

SONG E. PARK , Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division ( Joseph H. Hunt , Assistant Attorney General; Cindy Ferrier , Assistant Director, on the brief), Washington, DC, for Respondent William P. Barr.

VALERIE CAHAN , Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP ( Vilia B. Hayes , Sarah L. Cave , Karen M. Chau , on the brief), New York, NY, amicus curiae in support of Petitioner.

Before: CALABRESI and POOLER, Circuit Judges, and RAMOS, District Judge.


Kwei Genego, a native and citizen of Ghana, seeks review of a February 24, 2016, decision of the Bureau of Immigration Affairs ("BIA") affirming a March 9, 2015, decision of an immigration judge ordering his removal. In re Kwei Genego, No. A047 376 145 (B.I.A. Feb. 24, 2016), aff'g No. A047 376 145 (Immig. Ct...

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