OBLESHCHENKO v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-4123.

392 F.3d 970 (2004)

Vladimir OBLESHCHENKO; Natalia Obleshchenko; Yekaterina Obleshchenko; Yelena Obleshchenko, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 20, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia G. Mattos, argued, St. Paul, MN, for appellant.

James A. Hunolt, argued, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., appellee.

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, BOWMAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Vladimir Obleshchenko, his wife, and his children petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) upholding the denial by an immigration judge (IJ) of the Obleshchenkos' applications for asylum and withholding of deportation. The Obleshchenkos argue that their counsel for the hearing before the IJ provided them with ineffective assistance and that the IJ's decision on the merits was incorrect. We affirm...

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