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

The Supreme Court has decided to review a case regarding a Nigerian man's asylum eligibility. The man, Izuchukwu Ozurumba, is accused of providing "material support" to a terrorist group by cooking meals for their leaders. The U.S. Justice Department believes that Ozurumba's job at the camp for leaders of the Unknown Gunmen, a separatist group, violates the definition of material support.

However, Ozurumba's legal team argues that the situation is not a clear-cut case and that no federal court has supported the government's interpretation. The Supreme Court's decision to hear the case is driven by President Trump's administration's concern that the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling could hinder the government's ability to deport immigrants with terrorism ties in various other cases.