Legal Opinion
Lybesha v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 26, 2009No. 08-2025PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners Spiro Lybesha, his wife Erilda Demo, and their daughter Ersa Lybesha, natives and citizens of Albania, sought asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention against Torture (CAT). The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied all three claims and was affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Petitioners seek review, arguing that the IJ and the BIA erred in denying the relief they seek. We deny the petition.
Petitioners entered the United States from Albania on April 17, 2000 as nonimmigrant visitors authorized to stay until October 16, 2000.…
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