United States Tenth Circuit

In asylum proceedings brought by Syrian native claiming that he would be persecuted on account of his political opinion if he was returned to his home country, petition for review of denial of relief is denied where: 1) the BIA could properly find that petitioner had failed to satisfy his burden of persuasion that he faced persecution or torture in Syria; and 2) he forfeited an argument that a remand was required due to a failure to consider a claim that the Syrian government believes petitioner to be a supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and routinely imprisons and tortures members of that group.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/22/2008
• Published 02/25/2008

Judges

• HARTZ, Circuit Judge., Before HARTZ, O'BRIEN, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jayne E. Fleming, Reed Smith LLP, Oakland, CA, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Linda S. Wernery, Assistant Director, (Angela N. Liang, Trial Attorney, with her on the brief), United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.