United States First Circuit

Petition for review of a BIA order denying petitioner's application for asylum and withholding of removal is denied where: 1) petitioner failed to raise relevant issues in his opening brief, and addressed a dispositive issue in an incoherent and perfunctory manner; and 2) the BIA's adverse credibility decision was supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/28/2008
• Published 04/28/2008

Judges

• TASHIMA, Senior Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, TASHIMA, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Desmond P. FitzGerald, on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Yamileth G. HandUber, Attorney, M. JocelynLopez Wright, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, on brief for respondent.