United States Ninth Circuit

Ukrrainian citizen's petition for review of final orders denying him relief from removal is denied where: 1) the circuit court has jurisdiction under the REAL ID Act to review a claim of extraordinary circumstances notwithstanding the jurisdiction-stripping provisions of 8 U.S.C. sections 1158(a)(3) and 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) or any other possible limitation on review of discretionary decisions; and 2) on the merits, the BIA's decision on his asylum application is affirmed, as are denials of withholding and CAT relief.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2007
• Decided 06/16/2008
• Published 06/16/2008

Judges

• CANBY, Circuit Judge:, Before:  B. FLETCHER, WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., and JOHNNIE B. RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stacy Tolchin, Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Stephen J. Flynn (briefs), Colette J. Winston (oral argument), United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for the respondent.