BERISHAJ v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-1338.

378 F.3d 314 (2004)

Lek BERISHAJ, Petitioner v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed August 5, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Visuvanathan, Rudrakumaran (Argued), New York, NY, for Petitioner.

Brenda M. O'Malley (Argued), Lyle D. Jentzer, Lynne R. Harris, United States Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before AMBRO, BECKER and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

Lek Berishaj, an ethnic Albanian from Montenegro, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed without opinion the decision of an immigration judge (IJ) denying him asylum and relief under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT). Under our caselaw, see Dia v. Ashcroft, 353 F.3d 228<...

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