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NGURE v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-3879.

367 F.3d 975 (2004)

Joseph NGURE, Petitioner, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 17, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner was Timothy E. Wichmer of St. Louis, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was Jennifer Paisner, USDOJ, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC. Michael T. Dougherty of the Office of Immigration Litigation submitted respondent's brief.

Before MELLOY, BEAM, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Ngure petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying his claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. We hold that the determination whether the BIA properly employed its streamlined "affirmance without opinion" procedure with respect to Ngure's claims is committed to agency discretion by law. Reviewing...

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