RIFE v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-2127.

374 F.3d 606 (2004)

Alex Nicolay RIFE; Yulia Rife; Yola Rife, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioners was Timothy E. Wichmer of St. Louis, Missouri.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondents was Julia K. Doig, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. Also appearing on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Donald E. Keener, and Alison R. Drucker.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BOWMAN and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Alex Rife, his wife Yulia, and their daughter Yola entered the United States from Israel in 1993 and remained past the period authorized by their tourist visas. The Rifes applied for asylum and withholding of removal. After a hearing, the Immigration Judge (IJ) denied the application, granting them permission to voluntarily depart the United States at their own expense. See 8 U.S.C. § 1229c(b). The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA...

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