United States Fourth Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review is denied where the Board of Immigration Appeals' determination that plaintiff was not persecuted on account of his familial membership is supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/20/2004
• Published 09/20/2004

Judges

• Before NIEMEYER, MICHAEL, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:James M. Sullivan, Appellate Litigation Program, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.  Victor Matthew Lawrence, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.   ON BRIEF:Steven H. Goldblatt, Director, Abigail V. Carter, Supervising Attorney, Michelle Correll, Harsh Trivedi, Student Counsel, Appellate Litigation Program, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner.  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Mary Jane Candaux, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.