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AVERIANOVA v. MUKASEY

Nos. 06-3717, 06-3718.

509 F.3d 890 (2007)

Antonina AVERIANOVA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent. Oksana Averianova, Petitioner, v. Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 10, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew M. Armbrecht, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for petitioners.

James E. Grimes, U.S.DOJ, OIL, argued, Washington, DC (Linda S. Wernery and Angela N. Liang, on the brief), for respondent.

Before COLLOTON, ARNOLD and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Antonina and Oksana Averianova, citizens of Uzbekistan, petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") decision affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of the Averianovas' applications for asylum and for withholding of removal.1 For the reasons discussed below, we deny the Averianovas' petitions.

I. BACKGROUND

Antonina and Oksana Averianova are a mother and daughter...

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