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BRIMA BAH v. GONZALES

No. 05-2152.

448 F.3d 1019 (2006)

Abraham BRIMA BAH, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 15, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Jason R. Asmus of Minneapolis, MN. Michael D. Gordon of Minneapolis appeared on the brief.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Theodore C. Hirt of the Justice Department, Washington, D.C.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Abraham Brima Bah seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. In denying asylum, the BIA held that Bah failed to demonstrate past persecution. As a result, the BIA placed the burden on Bah to prove a well-founded fear of future persecution based on existing country conditions...

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