EFRA SAMBA DEH v. TODD W. BLANCHE, Acting U.S. Attorney General - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Apr 29, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ON BRIEF: Julia C. Nemecek, THE NEMECEK FIRM, LTD., Columbus, Ohio, for Petitioner.

Attorneys 2: ON BRIEF: Walter Bocchini, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Judge(s): THAPAR, BUSH, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: On Petition for Review from the Board of Immigration Appeals

THAPAR, Circuit Judge. Efra Deh, a Mauritanian national, entered the United States and sought asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). After an immigration judge denied his petition, Deh moved to reopen the proceedings because he alleged his interpreter mistranslated portions of his immigration hearings. The immigration judge denied that motion, and the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed. Deh now petitions for review of that denial. Since he can’t identify any specific mistranslations at his immigration hearings, Deh’s petition fails.

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