Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit March 9, 2004, 02-3437 (Osman Farah Hagi-Salad v. John Ashcroft)

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Osman Hagi-Salad is a twenty-six year old citizen of strife-torn Somalia. He entered the United States without inspection in 1994 and applied for asylum in March 1995. Following a hearing, the immigration judge (IJ) denied the application, granting Hagi-Salad voluntary departure, and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissed his administrative appeal, with an opinion.