Nikolay Shvedko v. Eric Holder, Jr.

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Petitioners Nikolay Shvedko and Marika Svedko 1 filed affirmative 2 petitions for asylum, withholding of removal pursuant to section 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. 3 An immigration judge denied their applications, and the denials were affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals. Nikolay and Marika now appeal the Board’s denial of their withholding section 241(b)(3) and Convention claims. 4 We DENY Nikolay’s and Marika’s petitions for review.

I. BACKGROUND

Nikolay was born in Soviet…