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TIAN v. HOLDER

No. 08-3391.

576 F.3d 890 (2009)

Tim TIAN, also known as Tian Hongguo, also known as Hongguo Tian, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 19, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Bradford Jobe, argued, Sara E. Coppin, on the brief, San Francisco, CA, for petitioner.

Christina Bechak Parascandola, argued, Office of Immigration Litigation, Michael F. Hertz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Richard M. Evans, Assistant Direction, on the brief, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before MURPHY, ARNOLD and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Tim Tian, a native and citizen of the People's Republic of China, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") finding that he is removable as an aggravated felon and denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). For the following reasons, we deny Tian's petition.

I. BACKGROUND

Tian first entered the United...

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