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LITVINOV v. HOLDER

No. 09-2351.

605 F.3d 548 (2010)

Alexander V. LITVINOV, Alena Litvinava, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 20, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara D. Bleisch, argued, St. Louis, MO, for Petitioner.

James A. Hurley, argued, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, SMITH and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Alexander Litvinov and his wife, Alena Litvinava (together "the Litvinovs"), both citizens of Belarus, petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), affirming the immigration judge's (IJ's) denial of their application for asylum and withholding of removal. For the following reasons, we deny the petition.

I.

A. Procedural Background

On April 24, 2000, Mr. Litvinov entered the United...

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