United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of Liberian citizens' applications for asylum and related relief is denied where: 1) although petitioner suffered past persecution on account of his political beliefs; 2) the IJ did not abuse her discretion in determining that conditions in Liberia have changed such that petitioners no longer have a well-founded fear of being persecuted if they were to return.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/14/2008
• Published 08/14/2008

Judges

• BOWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Elizabeth Holmes, argued, Bloomington, MN, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edward Earl Wiggers, argued, Washington, DC, for respondent.