United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a departure order stemming from denial of claims for asylum, withholding and related relief is denied where a determination that petitioner was not eligible for asylum was supported by substantial evidence and he could not show that it was more likely than not that he would be tortured if removed to Russia.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/05/2006
• Published 04/05/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel L. Palmquist, argued, Amy Schroeder Ireland, Leonard & Street, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gary Lee Hayward, argued, Asst. U.S. Atty., Des Moines, IA, David E. Dauenheimer, Richard M. Evans, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.