KIFLEYESUS v. GONZALES

No. 05-3304.

462 F.3d 937 (2006)

Selamawit KIFLEYESUS, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: September 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Audrey Carr, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant.

Christine Pecora Luster, argued, U.S. Department Of Justice, Aviation and Admiralty Litigation, Torts Branch Division, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before MURPHY, MELLOY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

Selamawit Kifleyesus, an Eritrean citizen, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. In the order, the Board found that she was not credible; denied her application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture; and found that her application was frivolous. We deny the petition.

I. Background1

The petitioner entered the United States...

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