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The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case involving Izuchukwu Ozurumba, a Nigerian man who worked as a camp cook from 2022 to 2023, allegedly serving terrorists in Nigeria. Ozurumba claims he was unaware that the Unknown Gunmen group, which ran the camp, was a separatist organization until after taking the job, and he only cooked food for six months before fleeing due to threats on his life. His initial asylum claim was denied by an immigration judge who ruled that cooking three meals daily constituted material support for terrorism. The Trump administration seeks to deny him entry under U.S. law barring anyone from entering if they have provided such support. In April 2025, Ozurumba was deported but the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later overturned this decision, ruling that cooking does not qualify as material support. The Supreme Court will now decide whether his act of cooking can be considered material support for terrorism and thus deny him asylum.

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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.

right frames the case as about national security and immigration enforcement
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.

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“Both articles describe the Supreme Court agreeing to review the case of Izuchukwu Ozurumba, focusing on whether his role as a camp cook constitutes material support for terrorism and thus denies him asylum.”

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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 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.

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2026-10-13 · Toronto Star

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

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