Legal Opinion
Ninoska Lopez-Amador v. Eric H. Holder Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 15, 2011No. 10-2376, 10-3491PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MELLOY, Circuit Judge.
Ninoska Lopez-Amador petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) decision affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). She also seeks review of the BIA’s denial of her petition to reopen her ease based on additional evidence. We deny her petitions.
I. Background
Ms. Lopez is a native and citizen of Venezuela. She was admitted to the United States as a tourist on July 26, 2002. Her tourist visa expired in January 2003, and she…
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