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TOPALLI v. GONZALES

No. 04-2514.

417 F.3d 128 (2005)

Olgert TOPALLI, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided August 2, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sunit K. Joshi and Joshi & Associates, P.C. on brief for petitioner.

Karen A. Smith, Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Douglas E. Ginsburg, Senior Litigation Counsel, on brief for respondent.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner presents a sympathetic case. Olgert Topalli, a 24-year-old Albanian man, was arrested and beaten multiple times for his participation in anti-government rallies. He escaped Albania with his sister after criminals attempted to kidnap her and force her into prostitution. In the end, the strict standard of review under which we operate and the clear language of the immigration statutes compel us to deny the relief sought: reversal...

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