United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of an order refusing to readjust petitioner's status to permanent resident based on her marriage to a citizen, as well as denying her asylum and related relief, is denied where: 1) substantial evidence supported an IJ's decision finding that petitioner and her husband were not entirely credible and that the marriage was entered into for for the purpose of obtaining admission to the U.S.; and 2) denial of asylum was neither manifestly contrary to law nor an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/25/2008
• Published 07/25/2008

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nuro Bedhaso Dedefo, Columbia Heights, MN, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Scott Baniecke, U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service, Bloomington, MN, Aliza Bessie Alyeshmerni, Karen Yolanda Drummond, Richard M. Evans, Assistant Director, Nancy Ellen Friedman, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for respondent.