United States Eighth Circuit

A petition for review of a denial of asylum and related relief is denied where: 1) the court lacked jurisdiction to review a determination that her asylum application was untimely; 2) an IJ's credibility findings were supported by specific and cogent reasons and were entitled to deference; and 3) even if petitioner had been deemed credible, her allegations of abuse by a college classmate and his accomplices failed to show it would be unsafe or unreasonable to relocate within the Ukraine.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2007
• Published 02/23/2007

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, MELLOY, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerzy Guzior, Saliterman, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thankful T. Vanderstar, Washington, DC, for appellee U.S. Department of Justice.