DEMIRAJ v. HOLDER

No. 08-60991.

631 F.3d 194 (2011)

Rudina DEMIRAJ; Rediol Demiraj, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., U.S. Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yvette Marie Mastin (argued), Houston, TX, for Petitioners.

Jennifer Raquel Khouri (argued), Tangerlia Cox , Thomas Ward Hussey , Director, U.S. Dept. of Justice, OIL, Washington, DC, Sandra M. Heathman , U.S. Citizenship & Imm. Services, Houston, TX, for Holder.

Before BARKSDALE, DENNIS and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.


HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Rudina Demiraj and her son, Rediol Demiraj, petition for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The petitioners, who are Albanian nationals, are the wife and son of Edmond Demiraj, a material witness in the United States' prosecution of Bill Bedini. While conceding...

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