United States Eighth Circuit

The IJ had reasonable grounds for questioning petitioner's credibility and for requesting additional corroborative evidence to support a grant of asylum under the Convention Against Torture, where there were significant variances between his testimony, alleging persecution of Ukrainian Baptists by the UNA-UNSO, and the objective information in the background country reports.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/29/2008
• Published 12/29/2008

Judges

• HANSEN, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, HANSEN, and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dyan Williams, argued, Minneapolis, MN (Herbert A. Igbanugo, on the brief), for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Drew Brinkman, argued, Washington, DC (W. Daniel Shieh, on the brief), for Respondent.