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SCATAMBULI v. HOLDER

No. 08-1584.

558 F.3d 53 (2009)

Julio SCATAMBULI; Geliane Scatambuli, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jose A. Vazquez on brief for petitioners.

Kathryn L. DeAngelis, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, on brief for respondent.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA and BOUDIN, Circuit Judges.

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Julio and Geliane Scatambuli, natives and citizens of Brazil, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals's denial of their application for asylum and withholding of removal.

The Scatambulis arrived in the United States with false visas, obtained through an illegal alien smuggling operation, and upon their detention by U.S. immigration authorities, provided information to authorities regarding the smuggling ring. Petitioners...

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