Legal Opinion
Sompotan v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 16, 2008No. 07-1635PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petitioners Petra B. Sompotan and Jansen A. Koloay, natives and citizens of Indonesia, appeal from a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the Board) denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (the Convention). The immigration judge (IJ) found that the petitioners had failed to establish that the mistreatment they suffered was “on account of’ their race or religion; the IJ also found that much of the mistreatment did not amount to “persecution.” In a brief order, the Board affirmed.…
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