United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of Liberian petitioner's application for asylum is denied where: 1) petitioner failed to meet his burden of demonstrating his credibility based on inconsistencies and implausibility of his testimony and failed to provide corroborating evidence for his persecution claim; and 2) thus, his asylum claim failed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/29/2008
• Published 07/29/2008

Judges

• GRUENDER, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges, and ROSENBAUM, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Patricia G. Mattos, St. Paul, MN, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sharon M. Clay, USDOJ, OIL, Washington, DC, for respondent.