BURBIENE v. HOLDER

No. 08-1478.

568 F.3d 251 (2009)

Jolanta BURBIENE, et al., Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 1, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn T. Terk, for petitioner.

Manuel A. Palau, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, with whom Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, and Kathryn L. Deangelis, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, were on brief, for respondent.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Jolanta Burbiene seeks review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). Burbiene ("petitioner") filed an application for asylum on behalf of herself and her daughter, Agniete Burbaite ("Agniete"). The petition identified Arvydas Burba ("Arvydas"), as her husband. Petitioner and her...

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