United States First Circuit

Petition for review of denial of application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where: 1) petitioner could show neither past persecution nor a well-founded fear of persecution; and 2) having failed to show eligibility for asylum, petitioner could not meet the higher burden for withholding of removal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/11/2006
• Published 08/11/2006

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory M. Sullivan, on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas L. Holzman, Special Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Greg D. Mack, Senior Litigation Counsel, on brief for respondent.