VATULEV v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-9573.

354 F.3d 1207 (2003)

Valentina VATULEV, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 31, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Salvator, Lafayette, CO, for Petitioner.

Linda S. Wernery, Senior Litigation Counsel, William C. Minick, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before SEYMOUR, BRISCOE, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.


BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Valentina Vatulev, a Moldovan citizen of Russian descent, seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) order adopting the decision of an Immigration Judge (IJ) denying her application for asylum. Petitioner also applied for withholding of removal, but has focused exclusively on asylum ever since the IJ initially denied all relief. We hold that petitioner has failed to carry the heavy burden placed on those challenging adverse...

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