United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of Palestinian Christian family's applications for asylum and related relief is denied where: 1) petitioners failed to establish past persecution and a well-founded fear of future persecution; 2) there was no record evidence showing that petitioners would more likely than not be subjected to torture if returned; and 3) a claim regarding the IJ's denial of voluntary departure was not properly raised before the BIA, and the court lacked jurisdiction over such claim in any event.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/15/2007
• Published 03/15/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy E. Wichmer, argued, Bernhardt & Wichmer, St. Louis, MO, for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sarah Maloney, argued, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for respondent.