SAMEDOV v. GONZALES

No. 04-3559.

422 F.3d 704 (2005)

Mamed SAMEDOV, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 6, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner was Barbara D. Bleisch of St. Louis, Missouri.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was Jennifer Paisner of Washington, D.C.

Before ARNOLD, McMILLIAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Mamed Samedov seeks review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals, which affirmed, without opinion, the decision of an immigration judge (IJ) that denied Mr. Samedov asylum and withholding of removal. We deny the petition for review.

I.

To be eligible for asylum, Mr. Samedov must qualify for refugee status, which requires that he be "unable or unwilling to return to [his] home country `because of persecution or a well...

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