KITHONGO v. GARLAND

No. 21-2662.

33 F.4th 451 (2022)

Lawrence Karisa KITHONGO, Petitioner, v. Merrick B. GARLAND, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 9, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Afshan J. Khan , Attorney, Law Office of Afshan J. Khan, Roselle, IL, for Petitioner.

Margaret A. O'Donnell , Robert Dale Tennyson, Jr. , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before Manion, Hamilton, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


Lawrence Kithongo is a Kenyan citizen who overstayed his authorized period in the United States and now faces removal for committing a "particularly serious crime." An immigration judge denied his applications for adjustment of status, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). He asks...

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