United States First Circuit

Petition for review of final order of removal is affirmed where, even if petitioner had proven past persecution, circumstances in Albania have changed fundamentally such that he no longer has a well-founded fear of persecution there.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/31/2006
• Published 08/31/2006

Judges

• LYNCH, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ilana Etkin Greenstein, Jeremiah Friedman, Maureen O'Sullivan, Harvey Kaplan and Kaplan, O'Sullivan & Friedman, LLP, on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric D. Miller, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, and Scott R. McIntosh, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, on brief for respondent.