BADASA v. MUKASEY

No. 07-2276.

540 F.3d 909 (2008)

Lamilem BADASA, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 29, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sally Margaret Silk, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for petitioner.

Aliza Bessie Alyeshmerni, DOJ, argued, Nancy E. Friedman, DOJ, on the brief, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before BYE, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

Lamilem Badasa entered the country illegally using a fraudulent Italian passport. She later applied for asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158 and for relief under Article III of the Convention Against Torture. The Immigration Judge (IJ) found that Badasa had submitted fraudulent documents designed to establish her identity, and that her claim was not credible. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) initially dismissed her administrative appeal...

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