Legal Opinion
Teyent Loulou v. John Ashcroft
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 30, 2003No. 02-3004PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
Teyent Loulou, a native of Ethiopia, petitions for review of a removal order issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) holding her removable and ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal. Loulou alleged she has a well-founded fear of persecution in Ethiopia because of her political opinion and ethnic group. At a hearing, Loulou testified her parents had been persecuted in Ethiopia after her departure, but she presented no corroborating evidence. An immigration judge (IJ) found Loulou was not credible and she failed to provide easily obtainable documentation…
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