DOE v. HOLDER

No. 10-2354.

651 F.3d 824 (2011)

John DOE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 10, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Lorn Hoppock, argued, Kansas City, MO, for petitioner.

Bernard Joseph, argued, OIL, U.S. DOJ, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before COLLOTON, GRUENDER, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.


COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.

John Doe, an alien proceeding under a pseudonym for purposes of this appeal, petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that upheld the denial of his application for deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Doe contends that the BIA evaluated his testimony under an improper legal standard, failed to correct errors by the Immigration Judge regarding the scope of the CAT, and violated...

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