Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit December 18, 2003, No. 03-70939 (Green v. Ashcroft)

MEMORANDUM **

John Edward Green, a native and citizen of Jamaica, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) relief.

The IJ dismissed Green’s asylum claim pursuant to 8 U.S.C.