United States Eighth Circuit

A petition for review of a denial of an application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where petitioner failed to present credible evidence that she was similarly situated to those Jehovah's Witnesses targeted for harassment and discrimination in Eritrea.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/05/2006
• Published 06/05/2006

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN  and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was M. Audrey Carr of Minneapolis, MN.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Theodore C. Hirt, Justice Dept., Washington, D.C. Blair T. O'Connor of the Justice Dept., Washington, D.C. appeared on the brief.