United States First Circuit

Petition for review of BIA denial of asylum and withholding of removal is denied where the petitioner could not prove that she had a well-founded fear of persecution based on her refusal to submit to an involuntary arranged marriage.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/17/2006
• Published 04/17/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Wei Jia and Law Office of Wei Jia on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hillel R. Smith, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, and Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, on brief for respondent.