Supreme Court to weigh if a Nigerian who cooked for terrorists can be denied asylum
Summary
The Supreme Court agreed on October 13 to consider whether a Nigerian national is ineligible for asylum for cooking meals at a camp for leaders of a group the U.S. government considers to be a terrorist organization, ABC News and The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The high court 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, PBS NewsHour reported, and NBC News said the court agreed to consider the Trump administration's bid to deny asylum to a Nigerian national who, officials say, provided material support to terrorists in Nigeria by cooking food.
Latest: The Supreme Court agreed to consider the Trump administration's bid to deny asylum to Izuchukwu Ozurumba, a Nigerian who cooked meals for leaders of a group the U.S. government considers a terrorist organization.
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How it unfolded
Tuesday 13 October
The Supreme Court agreed to consider the Trump administration's bid to deny asylum to Izuchukwu Ozurumba, a Nigerian who cooked meals for leaders of a group the U.S. government considers a terrorist organization.
- 13:54PBS NewsHourSupreme Court to consider if Nigerian man who cooked for terrorist leaders is ineligible for asylum
- 13:36ABC NewsSupreme Court to review asylum case of man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders
- 12:43The Philadelphia InquirerSupreme Court will review asylum case of Nigerian man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders
- 09:53NBC NewsSupreme Court to weigh if Nigerian who cooked for terrorists can be denied asylum