HASSAN v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-1004.

388 F.3d 661 (2004)

Abdul Rahman HASSAN, Appellant, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Nathan O. Krahn of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Also appearing on the brief were Sridevi S. Anwar and Marty A. Akkerman.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Blair T. O'Connor of Washington, D.C. Also appearing on the brief were Peter D. Keisler and Emily Anne Radford.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BRIGHT, Circuit Judge, and DORR, District Judge.


DORR, District Judge.

Abdul Rahman Hassan is a citizen of Somalia who entered the United States on or about August 2, 1998 without admission or parole. He petitions for review of an adverse decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed, without opinion, the decision of an Immigration Judge (IJ). The BIA denied Hassan's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Because substantial evidence...

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