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COOKE v. MUKASEY

No. 07-2939.

538 F.3d 899 (2008)

Wilfred Abayomi COOKE; Alice M. Cooke, Petitioners, v. Michael MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 14, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Holmes, argued, Bloomington, MN, for petitioner.

Edward Earl Wiggers, argued, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before SMITH, BOWMAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Wilfred and Alice Cooke petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the decision of an immigration judge (IJ) to deny their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Cookes are natives and citizens of Liberia who allege that they fear persecution in Liberia based on Mr. Cooke's political beliefs. We conclude that Mr. Cooke...

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