United States Eighth Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review is denied where the Immigration Judge did not err in concluding plaintiff was not credible, as substantial evidence supports the finding that he was not persecuted, or that he had a well-founded fear of persecution based on his Baptist faith or his Russian ethnicity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/03/2004
• Published 09/03/2004

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, HANSEN, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gregory S. Bachmeier, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth J. Stevens, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, argued, Washington, D.C., for appellee.