United States Tenth Circuit

Kenyan native's petitions for review of the BIA's dismissal of his appeal of an order of removal and its denial of his motion to reopen are denied, primarily as: 1) there was no error in the BIA's reliance on certain minute orders regarding petitioner's underlying criminal offense; 2) the BIA's decision was supported by substantial evidence that was sufficient to prove a conviction, namely, the two minute orders; and 3) there was no error in the BIA's determination that the conviction qualified as a crime of "child abuse, child neglect, or child abandonment" under applicable statute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/06/2008
• Published 03/18/2008

Judges

• Before KELLY, McKAY, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Submitted on the briefs: , Collins Ochieng, Aurora Ice Processing Ct., Aurora, CO, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Stewart, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Douglas Maurer, Interim Field Office Director for Dentention & Removal U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Denver, CO, for Respondent.