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TEGEGN v. HOLDER

No. 12-1262.

702 F.3d 1142 (2013)

Bogale Assefa TEGEGN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: January 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne Gordon Popham , argued, Minneapolis, MN, for petitioner.

Anthony W. Norwood , Dept. of Justice, argued, Washington, DC, for respondent.

Before LOKEN, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

Bogale Assefa Tegegn, a 68-year-old citizen of Ethiopia, lawfully entered the United States in February 2008 and timely applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. An immigration judge (IJ) denied relief after a hearing, rejecting Tegegn's claims of past persecution and a well-founded fear of future persecution based primarily on his political opinion. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissed...

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