Kheireddine v. Gonzales

LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

This petition seeks review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ’s) decision to deny applications for asylum by two Lebanese brothers (“petitioners”). While the petitioners attack the merits of the denial of asylum on the basis that the IJ made serious errors of law, the most significant claim asserted is that the BIA violated their due process rights by deciding their appeal when a portion of the transcript of the testimony of their expert witness was missing.

The IJ had found the petitioners’ claims not to be…