United States Eighth Circuit

A petition for review of the BIA's dismissal of a Peruvian husband and wife's appeal for asylum is denied where the IJ and BIA's holding, that petitioners failed to meet their burden of establishing past persecution based on his military service, or fear of future persecution under any of the protected grounds conferring refugee status, was supported by reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence on the record as a whole.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/08/2007
• Published 01/08/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David L. Wilson, Wilson & Zimmer, Minneapolis, MN, for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• D. Gerald Wilhelm, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN (Rachel K. Paulose, on the brief), for respondent.