United States First Circuit

Indonesian national's petition for review of BIA's denial of her application for asylum is denied where: 1) BIA's finding that petitioner failed to establish the requisite nexus between the obviously traumatic incidents of armed robbery and bomb threats and her status as a Christian was supported by substantial evidence on the record; and 2) BIA's decision denying petitioner's claim for asylum on the basis of well-founded fear of future persecution was supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/10/2009
• Published 11/10/2009

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Armin A. Skalmowski, on brief for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Julia J. Tyler, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Barry J. Pettinato, Assistant Director, on brief for respondent.