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Supreme Court to review asylum case involving alleged terrorist support
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The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether Nigerian asylum seeker Izuchukwu Ozurumba provided material support to the Unknown Gunmen by cooking at a camp for its leaders. The case concerns a lower court's decision blocking his removal.
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The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether cooking meals for leaders of the Unknown Gunmen constituted material support for a terrorist organization.
“The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider if a Nigerian man is ineligible for asylum because he cooked meals at a camp for leaders of a group that the U.S. government considers to be a terrorist organization.”
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to review the 4th Circuit's decision to vacate Ozurumba's removal order.
“The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to review a decision by the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate Ozurumba's removal order.”