Legal Opinion
Saqer Salman v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 6, 2012No. 11-2416PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Saqer Salman petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We deny the petition for review.
I. Facts
Saqer Salman is a native and citizen of Israel. In 2005, Salman traveled to the United States with his wife and son after witnessing the murder of his uncle. Sal-man’s uncle was murdered after he saw another man, Tawfiq Faroney, speeding past his house, and asked Faroney to slow down where children were playing. Following this confrontation, Faroney and his three brothers came to…
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