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ZEWDIE v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-3019.

381 F.3d 804 (2004)

Genet Gizaw ZEWDIE, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 27, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner was Phillip F. Fishman of Minneapolis, MN.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was Paul Fiorino, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC. Appearing on respondent's brief was Virginia M. Lum.

Before MURPHY, HEANEY, and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Genet Zewdie petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("Convention"). We affirm the denial of asylum and withholding of deportation, but we remand Zewdie's claim under the Convention for further proceedings and consideration.

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