Legal Opinion
Erwin Eliazar Navarijo-Barrios v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 12, 2003No. 02-2463PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorris Sheppard Arnold, Circuit Judge
Erwin Eliazar Navarijo-Barrios petitions for review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an immigration judge’s decision to deny Mr. Navarijo-Barrios’s application for asylum. We affirm.
Mr. Navarijo-Barrios, a native and citizen of Guatemala, who concedes his removability, claims that he is entitled to asylum in the United States because of past persecution and a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of his political opinion. We review the BIA’s factual findings, including whether a petitioner has demonstrated past persecution or a well-founded fear of…
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