Read Balachandran v. Holder, 08-1494

Petitions for review of an order denying plaintiff's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture is denied where: 1) the Board of Immigration Appeals implicitly addressed plaintiff's claim that he qualified for relief on the basis of a pattern or practice of persecution in Sri Lanka and properly denied his claim; 2) the Board properly upheld the IJ conclusion that plaintiff failed to provide adequate corroboration that he was eligible for relief; and 3) plaintiff did not qualify for protection under the Convention Against Torture as he failed to establish a likelihood of being tortured with government acquiescence.

Appellate Information

• Submitted 03/18/2009
• Decided 05/22/2009
• Published 05/22/2009

Judges

• LYNCH, Chief Judge., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA and STAHL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran and Law Office of Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, and Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, on brief for respondent.