United States First Circuit

Petition for review of a final order of removal is denied where petitioner had not previously been persecuted on the basis of a protected ground, had not met his burden of establishing a well-founded fear of future persecution, and had not exhausted his administrative remedies on a new claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/25/2006
• Published 08/25/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• José A. Espinosa, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Timothy E. Curley, Trial Attorney, Civil Division, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Anthony Norwood, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, on brief for respondent.