United States Eleventh Circuit

Petition for review of order of removal is denied where: 1) the record does not compel reversal of the BIA's finding that petitioner failed to demonstrate a nexus between his political opinion and his persecution, as required for asylum relief or withholding of removal; and 2) petitioner testified that the authorities were helpful in protecting him from the guerrillas, the record does not compel a finding that the authorities acquiesced to any alleged torture, as required for CAT relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/06/2007
• Published 06/06/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before TJOFLAT, BIRCH and HULL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eleventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arturo Aponte-Pares, Alberto Guerrero Law Office, Orlando, FL, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffery R. Leist, David V. Bernal, Regina Byrd, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., OIL, Washington, DC, for Respondent.