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

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Kunzelman, M. (2026, October 13). Supreme Court will review asylum case of Nigerian man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/supreme-court-will-review-asylum-case-of-nigerian-man-who-cooked-meals-for-terrorist-leaders/article_128a6322-ada7-5e47-baf0-4f1c6b3c716f.html

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The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Trump administration’s challenge to a ruling that overturned Nigerian citizen Izuchukwu Ozurumba's deportation order. The case centers on whether providing meals for leaders of the militant group Unknown Gunmen can be considered material support to terrorists, thereby disqualifying him from receiving asylum in the U.S. Initially, an immigration judge rejected Ozurumba’s claim, stating that cooking three daily meals for about six months qualified as material support. He was deported to Nigeria in April 2025 but his case continued; five months later, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in his favor, arguing that merely cooking did not constitute material support. The high court will now determine how broadly immigration authorities can interpret the provision barring asylum for those who provide "material support" to terrorist organizations.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — 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. asserted

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The high court, granting a request by President Donald Trump’s administration, 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. asserted

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

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