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Parties Involved:
Yaya Bah
Petitioner
Alberto Gonzales
Respondent

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 06-1758

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Yaya Bah, * 

* 

Petitioner, *

* Petition for Review of a Final

v. * Decision of the Board of 

* Immigration Appeals.

Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General * 

of the United States of America, * [UNPUBLISHED]

* 

Respondent. *

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Submitted: January 12, 2007

Filed: March 6, 2007

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Before MURPHY, HANSEN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

YaYa Bah, a native and citizen of Gambia, petitioned for asylum and relief

under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied his

asylum petition as untimely and his other claims as without merit. The Board of

Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed. Bah now seeks review. We deny the petition for

review.

Bah was placed in removal proceedings six months after the expiration of his

temporary visa. Bah conceded that he was removable but petitioned for asylum and

relief under CAT. Bah claimed political persecution because of his membership in the

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United Democratic Party, Gambia's main opposition-political party. Bah also claimed

that members of the controlling party confronted him twice. However, he admitted

that he was not injured in either incident.

The IJ determined that Bah's petition for asylum was time barred. The IJ also

found that Bah's other claims lacked credibility and denied CAT relief. The BIA

affirmed. 

The factual and legal basis of Bah's appeal are the same as a companion petition

recently reviewed by this court in Jallow v. Gonzales, 472 F.3d 569 (8th Cir. 2007).

For the reasons articulated in Jallow, we deny Bah's petition for review.

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