United States Eighth Circuit

Petitioner was properly denied asylum; he failed to establish a well-founded fear of persecution based on the political opinions he expressed while working as a journalist for Radio Nigeria; IJ properly applied the "pattern or practice" regulation in determining whether the current Nigerian government persecutes journalists.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/14/2004
• Published 05/14/2004

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Godwin O. Saporu of St. Paul, MN.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Jonathan H. Levy, Justice Dept., Washington, D.C.