United States First Circuit

Denial of applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT) is affirmed where: 1) the IJ provided specific, cogent reasons for an adverse credibility determination; 2) petitioners failed to show either past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution; and 3) petitioners waived their arguments on CAT relief.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/27/2006
• Published 09/27/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Fatos Koleci on brief for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Phillip M. Seligman, Trial Attorney, Civil Division, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, on brief for respondent.