Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit April 12, 2007, 06-2007 (Vong Xiong v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States of America)

SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Vong Xiong, a citizen of Laos, petitions for review of a final order of removal by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA affirmed the decision of the immigration judge (IJ) denying Xiong’s applications for withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). For the reasons discussed below, we deny Xiong’s petition.

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