Legal Opinion
Liri Norek Marku v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2004No. 02-4366PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, Petitioner Liri Norek Marku seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) order denying her application for asylum and withholding of deportation under sections 208 and 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158, 1231(b)(3). Because the BIA properly found that Marku failed to demonstrate past persecution or the likelihood of future persecution on account of a political opinion or membership in a particular social group, we AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
Marku, a citizen of Albania had lived in Fier, Albania, all of her…
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