United States First Circuit

Petition for review of a final order of the BIA denying a Ugandan national's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the CAT is denied where: 1) petitioner has not met her burden of proving past persecution nor likelihood of future persecution on her return to Uganda as no evidence other than speculation was presented; and 2) there is nothing to compel a fact-finder's conclusion that the petitioner would more likely than not be tortured if removed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/21/2009
• Published 08/21/2009

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William P. Joyce, on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hillel R. Smith, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, on brief for the respondent.