Alpha Bai Kamara v. Eric H. Holder, Jr. , 357 F. App'x 736 ( 2009 )


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  •                     United States Court of Appeals
    FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
    ___________
    No. 08-3914
    ___________
    Alpha Bai Kamara,                      *
    *
    Petitioner,               *
    * Petition for Review of
    v.                              * an Order of the Board
    * of Immigration Appeals.
    1
    Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General *
    of the United States,                  * [UNPUBLISHED]
    *
    Respondent.               *
    ___________
    Submitted: December 18, 2009
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    ___________
    Before WOLLMAN, RILEY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
    ___________
    PER CURIAM.
    Alpha Bai Kamara, a citizen of Sierra Leone, petitions for review of an order
    of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed an immigration judge’s
    denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against
    Torture (CAT). Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude substantial
    evidence supports the BIA’s denial of asylum and withholding of removal. See
    1
    Eric H. Holder, Jr., has been appointed to serve as Attorney General of the
    United States, and is substituted as respondent pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate
    Procedure 43(c).
    Gitimu v. Holder, 
    581 F.3d 769
    , 772-74 (8th Cir. 2009); Uli v. Mukasey, 
    533 F.3d 950
    , 957 (8th Cir. 2008); Fofanah v. Gonzales, 
    447 F.3d 1037
    , 1040 (8th Cir. 2006).
    We do not reach the merits of the denial of CAT relief because Kamara failed to
    address the denial in his appeal to the BIA. See Mambwe v. Holder, 
    572 F.3d 540
    ,
    550 (8th Cir. 2009); Abebe v. Mukasey, 
    554 F.3d 1203
    , 1207-08 (9th Cir. 2009) (en
    banc) (per curiam), petition for cert. filed, 
    78 U.S.L.W. 3322
     (U.S. Nov. 16, 2009)
    (No. 09-600).
    Accordingly, we deny the petition for review.
    ______________________________
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Document Info

Docket Number: 08-3914

Citation Numbers: 357 F. App'x 736

Filed Date: 12/23/2009

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 1/12/2023