United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of Nigerian native's application for asylum and related relief is denied where: 1) substantial evidence supported the BIA's decision upholding an IJ's adverse credibility finding and denying his application for withholding of removal; 2) the adverse credibility finding also justified the denial of a claim for relief under the CAT; 3) an ineffective assistance claim was adequately evaluated; and 4) a contention that the matter should be remanded in light of new evidence is rejected.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/08/2008
• Published 08/08/2008

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barton C. Winter, Minneapolis, MN, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Aliza B. Alyeshmerni, Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for respondent.