United States Eighth Circuit

Petitioner failed to show he had a well-founded fear of persecution if he was returned to his native Guatemala, as guerrillas' recruitment efforts were not shown to be motivated by petitioner's political beliefs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/15/2003
• Published 07/15/2003

Judges

• MURPHY, Circuit Judge., Before BOWMAN, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Phillip F. Fishman, Minneapolis, MN, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joshua E. Braunstein, Washington, DC (Robert D. McCallum, Jr. and Papu Sandhu, on the brief), for respondent.