United States First Circuit

Petition for review of a decision denying plaintiff's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture is denied where substantial evidence supports the Board of Immigration Appeals' conclusion that plaintiff failed to establish that she had a well-founded fear of persecution required for asylum, as the facts do not establish a nexus between the defendant's fear of harm and the government of Lithuania.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/01/2009
• Published 06/01/2009

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Glenn T. Terk, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Manuel A. Palau, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, with whom Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, and Kathryn L. Deangelis, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, were on brief, for respondent.