AMBARTSOUMIAN v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-1961.

388 F.3d 85 (2004)

Garegin AMBARTSOUMIAN; Nadia Ambartsoumian; Karina Ambartsoumian; Rimma Ambartsoumian, Petitioners v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

November 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven P. Barsamian (Argued), Philadelphia, for Petitioner.

Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Anthony W. Norwood, Senior Litigation Counsel, Jennifer A. Levings (Argued), United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, for Respondent.

Before SLOVITER, BECKER and STAPLETON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition by Garegin Ambartsoumian ("Garegin"), his wife Nadia Ambartsoumian ("Nadia"), and their two children, for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying them asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. It is, in a way, a tale of two countries-the Ukraine and Georgia. Garegin is a Georgian citizen of Armenian and

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