Kirupanathan Perinpanathan v. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 2002-11-12

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HEANEY, Circuit Judge. This is an immigration case in which the petitioner, Kirupanathan Perinpanathan, seeks review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), which found that Perinpanathan did not qualify for asylum, withholding of removal, or relief under the Convention Against Torture. The issues before us are: (1) whether substantial evidence supports the BIA…

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