CLEMENTE-GIRON v. HOLDER

No. 07-3895.

556 F.3d 658 (2009)

Irene CLEMENTE-GIRON, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: February 10, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher A. Seidl, argued, Cristina Parra Herrera, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for petioner.

Andrew Oliveira, argued, Washington DC, for respondent.

Before WOLLMAN, SMITH and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.


GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Irene Clemente-Giron petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming the immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). For the reasons discussed below, we deny Clemente-Giron's petition.

I. BACKGROUND

Clemente-Giron entered the United States from El Salvador on June...

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