United States Eighth Circuit

In a petition for review of the denial of petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (CAT) protection, the petition is denied where: 1) petitioner, through counsel, had ample opportunity at her hearing to raise her lack of comprehension or inability to coherently respond, but did not; and 2) the record reflected that the Immigration Judge's credibility finding was supported by specific, cogent reasons.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/21/2010
• Published 04/21/2010

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joel O'Malley, argued, Minneapolis, MN, (Emily Good, on the brief) for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nancy E. Friedman, argued, Washington, DC, for Respondent.