· 4/9/2007
Arjan Shehu v. Attorney General of the United States
Citations
- 482 F.3d 652
- 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 8184
- 2007 WL 1039629
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- holding that an order is final when the alien is entitled to “no further process” before they are removed
- holding that substantial evidence supported the agency’s finding that persecution was “motivated by a bare desire for money,” as opposed to any protected grounds
- holding that mistreatment resulting from a gang’s “bare desire for money” is not persecution on account of a protected ground
- holding that petitioner did not face persecution where he was targeted by a gang for economic reasons, rather than on account of any protected ground
- concluding that a petitioner could not reasonably fear persecution when a gang targeted him based on a “desire for money” rather than a protected characteristic
- concluding that no reasonable fear of persecution existed when a gang targeted the applicant for economic gain and not 5 because of his political or family affiliation
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Judges: Smith, Fisher, Dowd
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