US: Appeals court blocks Nigerian’s deportation

Date: 16-04-2010 8:04 pm (14 years ago) | Author: AfricanNewslive
- at 16-04-2010 08:04 PM (14 years ago)
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A federal appeals court in San Francisco blocked the deportation Thursday of a Nigerian immigrant who was convicted of drug dealing after contracting AIDS.

Lawrence Eneh presented evidence that Nigerian officials would lock him up and withhold life-sustaining medication, which would amount to torture, said the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.

The court ordered an immigration board to review Eneh’s case and consider his evidence about conditions in Nigeria. Read More: http://africannewslive.com/?p=2911

Posted: at 16-04-2010 08:04 PM (14 years ago) | Upcoming
- ajanni at 4-06-2011 10:21 AM (12 years ago)
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Posted: at 4-06-2011 10:21 AM (12 years ago) | Grande Master
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