United States Eighth Circuit

Husband and wife's petition for review of a denial of asylum and related relief is denied where substantial evidence supported an IJ's decisions to deny asylum and withholding of removal, and to designate Russia and Latvia as countries of removal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/14/2007
• Published 02/14/2007

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, MELLOY, Circuit Judge, and SCHILTZ, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Julie M. Zimmer, argued, Minneapolis, MN (David L. Wilson, Cassondre K. Buteyn, Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Friedrich A.P. Siekert, Asst. U.S. Atty., argued, Minneapolis, MN, for respondent.