United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of petitioners' applications for asylum and withholding of removal are denied where they failed to establish a clear probability of persecution on the basis of political opinion for purposes of withholding of removal, or a well-founded fear to warrant a grant of asylum.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2006
• Published 03/24/2006

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy E. Wichmer, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Aviva L. Poczter, argued, Justice Department, Washington, DC (Mary Jo Madigan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, Mn, on the brief), for appellee.