RUZI v. GONZALES

Nos. 03-3146, 03-3147.

441 F.3d 611 (2006)

Mehmet Bardhyl RUZI, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent. Zhaneta Ruzi; Mirta Ruzi, Petitioners, v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 24, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy E. Wichmer, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.

Aviva L. Poczter, argued, Justice Department, Washington, DC (Mary Jo Madigan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, Mn, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MELLOY, COLLOTON, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


BENTON, Circuit Judge.

Mehmet Bardhyl Ruzi, his wife, Zhaneta Ruzi, and his daughter, Mirta Ruzi petition for review of two final orders of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying their applications for asylum and withholding of removal. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158, 1231(b)(3). Having jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, this court affirms.

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A. Procedural Background

Mehmet Ruzi, a native and citizen of Albania,...

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