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SHOLLA v. GONZALES

No. 06-2925.

492 F.3d 946 (2007)

Leonard SHOLLA, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 5, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner was Timothy E. Wichmer of St. Louis, MO. Also appearing on the brief was Dorothy J. Harper.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was John C. O'Quinn, USDOJ, Washington, DC. Appearing on the brief was Patricia R. Cangemi, AUSA, Minneapolis, MN.

Before MELLOY, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Leonard Sholla, a native and citizen of Albania, entered the United States with a valid tourist visa. Shortly after the visa expired, Sholla submitted an application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture in which he alleged that he was the victim of political persecution in his native country. An immigration judge ("IJ") denied these applications, and the Board of Immigration Appeals ("the Board...

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