United States Ninth Circuit

Detainment for several days alone is insufficient to constitute "persecution" for purposes of political asylum.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/09/2001
• Decided 10/23/2001
• Published 10/23/2001

Judges

• HUG, Circuit Judge:, Before:  HUG, and B. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and KING, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Jack Artz, Pasadena, California, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thankful T. Vanderstar and Nancy E. Friedman, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.