United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of an application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture is denied where: 1) the court does not have jurisdiction over the denial of asylum; 2) petitioner failed to raise a past persecution claim before the BIA; 3) the IJ gave an adequate explanation for her adverse credibility determination; 4) substantial evidence supports the BIA's denial of petitioner's application for withholding of removal; and 5) the BIA conducted a sufficient review of petitioner's claim for relief under the CAT.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/28/2009
• Published 01/28/2009

Judges

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

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Phillip Frederick Fishman, argued, Bloomington, MN, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carmel Aileen Morgan, argued, Washington, DC, for respondent.