United States First Circuit

Petition for review of order denying asylum and withholding of removal is denied where substantial evidence supported the IJ ruling that plaintiff failed to prove past persecution and failed to establish a well-founded fear of future persecution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/12/1930
• Published 03/30/2009

Judges

• HOWARD, Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jose A. Espinosa, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Francis Fraser, Senior Litigation Counsel and Kate D. Balaban, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, for respondent.