Legal Opinion
Gerakl Pavlovich Chakhov v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 14, 2016No. 15-1673PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Gerakl Pavlovich Chakhov petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (Board or BIA) affirming an immigration judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We deny the petition for review.
I. BACKGROUND
Russian national Chakhov entered the United States in September 2007 as a non-immigrant visitor with authorization to remain in the United States until March 2008. Approximately one month after entering the United States, Chakhov applied for asylum, withholding of…
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