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SALAZAR v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-2486.

359 F.3d 45 (2004)

Aldo SALAZAR, Carmen Rodriguez Salazar, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 26, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Warren, for petitioners.

Thankful T. Vanderstar, Office of Immigration Litigation, with whom Linda S. Wernery, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, and Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, were on brief, for respondent.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, CYR, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

Aldo Salazar, a native and citizen of Peru, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals's denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. Carmen Rodriguez Salazar, his wife and a native and citizen of Venezuela, is a derivative asylum applicant. Both Salazars were admitted to the United States as visitors for pleasure and overstayed. The Salazars are apparently hardworking members of their community; they have

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