GEBREMARIA v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-2492.

378 F.3d 734 (2004)

Kefay GEBREMARIA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed August 2, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth A. Holmes, argued, Bloomington, Minnesota, for petitioner.

Thomas B. Fatouros, argued, Washington, D.C (Timothy P. McIlmail, Washington, D.C. on the brief), for respondent.

Before SMITH, BEAM, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Kefay Gebremaria seeks review of a denial by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board") of her motion to reopen her deportation case. We affirm.

I. Background

Gebremaria lawfully entered the United States in April of 1995 as a visitor from Ethiopia. She applied for asylum alleging fear of persecution due to her political activity within Ethiopia. In August 1997, an immigration judge denied Gebremaria's asylum application...

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