On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals.
No. A 075 416 740.
Decided and Filed: October 31, 2024
Before: MOORE, COLE, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges.
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OPINION
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KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge. Safiya Tayo Tukur Seldon (“Seldon”), a
native of Nigeria, entered the United States in 1992 using her sister’s passport and a tourist visa.
In 1997, she married a U.S. citizen and obtained conditional permanent resident status. But two
years later, when she petitioned for removal of conditions, the Immigration and Naturalization
Service concluded that her marriage was a sham. And when she was confronted with tough
questions by officials, she ended the interview, resulting in termination of her conditional status
and an order of removal from the United States. Fast forward two decades, Safiya Seldon
appeared for a removal hearing before an immigration judge (“IJ”), who ordered her removed
from the United States. She contested that decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals
(“BIA”) on the grounds that the IJ failed to inform her of her rights to apply for a waiver of
removal and to seek asylum. The BIA dismissed her appeal, and we now DENY her petition for
review.
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