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Supreme Court will review asylum case of Nigerian man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders

Headline from WHEC Rochester

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider if a Nigerian man is ineligible for asylum because he cooked meals at a camp for leaders of a group the U.S. government considers to be a terrorist organization.

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  1. The Hill

    Supreme Court to decide if Nigerian man's cooking was 'material support' for terrorists (opens The Hill)

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    The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to take up a case involving a Nigerian man who was denied asylum in the U.S. after an immigration judge decided that he had provided “material support” for a known terrorist group by cooking for them despite being held captive at the time.

  2. NBC News

    Supreme Court to weigh if Nigerian who cooked for terrorists can be denied asylum (opens NBC News)

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    The Supreme Court agreed to consider the Trump administration’s bid to deny asylum to a man officials say provided material support to terrorists in Nigeria by cooking food for them.

  3. Courthouse News Service

    Supreme Court to decide what qualifies as terrorist support for immigrants (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Courthouse News Service's feed description

    A man seeking asylum in the U.S. argues he was forced to provide food to a terrorist organization in Nigeria.

  4. WHEC Rochester

    Supreme Court will review asylum case of Nigerian man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The Supreme Court has agreed to consider if a Nigerian man is ineligible for asylum because he cooked meals at a camp for leaders of a group the U.S. government considers to be a terrorist organization.

  5. PBS NewsHour

    Supreme Court to consider if Nigerian man who cooked for terrorist leaders is ineligible for asylum (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The high court said Tuesday it will hear arguments on whether Izuchukwu Ozurumba's cooking job for leaders of the Unknown Gunmen qualifies as providing "material support" for a terrorist group.

  6. Fox News

    Can cooking for terrorists bar asylum? Supreme Court takes up unusual case with broader immigration stakes (opens Fox News)

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    A Nigerian man forced to cook for the Unknown Gunmen terrorist group is now at the center of a Supreme Court battle over asylum and material support.

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