Negussie Bussa, etc. v. Michael Mukasey

In this appeal following remand, Ethiopian citizens Negussie Bussa, his wife Leiouwerk Tsegaye, and their two daughters (collectively, the Bussas) petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which affirmed an immigration judge’s (IJ’s) denial of relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).

In 2000, the IJ found the Bussas not credible and denied asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT relief. The BIA affirmed, and the Bussas petitioned for review. We denied the Bussas’ petition as to asylum and withholding of removal, finding that the IJ’s credibility…