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LUMAJ v. GONZALES

No. 05-2209.

446 F.3d 194 (2006)

Lush LUMAJ, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 26, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Christophe, on brief for petitioner.

Peter Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, and Claudia B. Gangi, Trial Attorney, on brief for respondent.

Before HOWARD, Circuit Judge, COFFIN and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judges.

COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Lush Lumaj claims that he fled his native Albania in 2001 because of persecution based on his involvement with the Democratic Party. He entered the United States using a false passport and subsequently applied for asylum and withholding of removal. In denying his application, the Immigration Judge (IJ) found that petitioner was not a credible witness and that he had failed to establish eligibility for relief. The Bureau of...

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