Supreme Court to weigh if Nigerian who cooked for terrorists can be denied asylum

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal regarding Izuchukwu Ozurumba, a Nigerian national whose asylum claim was denied based on a provision barring those who provide 'material support' to terrorists. Ozurumba worked as a cook for the 'Unknown Gunmen,' a Nigerian separatist group, for six months before escaping to the U.S. via the southern border. While an immigration judge ruled his cooking constituted material support, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that decision. The Supreme Court will now determine if basic labor like cooking meets the legal definition of providing material support for terrorist activities.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal regarding Izuchukwu Ozurumba, a Nigerian national whose asylum claim was denied based on a provision barring those who provide 'material support' to terrorists. Ozurumba worked as a cook for the 'Unknown Gunmen,' a Nigerian separatist group, for six months before escaping to the U.S. via the southern border. While an immigration judge ruled his cooking constituted material support, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned that decision. The Supreme Court will now determine if basic labor like cooking meets the legal definition of providing material support for terrorist activities.