United States Ninth Circuit

Evidence that asylum applicant faced retaliation for accusing member of political party of raping his aunt is insufficient for establishing persecution based on political opinion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/09/2000
• Decided 01/19/2001
• Published 01/19/2001

Judges

• Before:  B. FLETCHER, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Manuel Rios, Seattle, Washington, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Norah Ascoli Schwarz, Ann Carroll Varnon (briefed), U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.