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MAMBWE v. HOLDER

No. 08-1224.

572 F.3d 540 (2009)

Rose MAMBWE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 16, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Igbanugo, argued, Katie Ann DeGrio, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN for petitioner.

Aliza Bessie Alyeshmerni, OIL, USDOJ, argued, Brendan P. Hogan, OIL, USDOJ, Washington, DC, on the brief, for respondent.

Before BYE, JOHN R. GIBSON and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Rose Mambwe, a native and citizen of Angola, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). For the following reasons, we deny Mambwe's petition.

I. BACKGROUND

Mambwe entered the United States on or about June 10, 2000, as a nonimmigrant visitor with authorization...

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