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THABET MAHDI SALEH v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General

Posted by: Karen Belcher on May 2, 2024

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Sabrina Balgamwalla, WAYNE STATE ASYLUM & IMMIGRATION LAW CLINIC, Detroit, Michigan, for Petitioner.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Sarah K. Pergolizzi, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Judge(s): GIBBONS, BUSH, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals

LARSEN, Circuit Judge. Thabet Mahdi Saleh was granted refugee status in the United States in 2010 after he fled his home country of Iraq. A few years later, however, Saleh was convicted of accosting children for immoral purposes and using a computer to commit a crime, in violation of Michigan law. So the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated removal proceedings against him. An immigration judge (IJ) ordered him removed in 2014. In 2018, Saleh sought to reopen his removal proceedings, seeking deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The IJ granted the motion to reopen, but later denied Saleh’s application for relief. Saleh petitions for review. For the reasons stated, we DENY the petition for review.

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