HASALLA v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-2224.

367 F.3d 799 (2004)

Besnik HASALLA; Floresha Hasalla; Aida Hasalla, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 12, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy E. Wichmer, argued, St. Louis, MO, for petitioner.

Shelley R. Goad, argued, Office of Immigration Litigation, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for respondent.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MAGILL, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Besnik and Floresha Hasalla seek political asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (Convention). The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied relief on the grounds that they failed to prove a well founded fear of persecution because of political opinion, religion, or membership in a protected social group or entitlement to relief under the Convention. The Board of Immigration Appeals (Board) affirmed the IJ's order...

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