Legal Opinion
Purwantono v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2007No. 06-2083PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Herik Purwantono petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which adopted and affirmed the decision of an immigration judge (IJ) denying Purwantono’s application for asylum and withholding of removal. Insofar as we have jurisdiction to consider his claims, we deny the petition for review.
Purwantono is a native of Indonesia and a Muslim. His claims for relief rest on his contention that members of a militant Muslim group, Laskar Jihad, subjected him to persecution, and that they are likely to persecute or torture him if he is returned to…
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