Jerry Tolego v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States of America

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Jerry Tolego, a native citizen of Indonesia, entered the United States illegally in December 2000. He filed for asylum on March 18, 2003, claiming that he had suffered past persecution on account of his ethnicity and religion and that he feared future persecution and torture if returned. The immigration judge (IJ) found his asylum claim time barred and denied his requests for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Tolego appealed that decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) which affirmed, and Tolego now petitions this…