No. 05-4220. Submitted: October 18, 2006. Filed: January 30, 2007. Paschal O. Nwokocha, argued, St. Paul, MN, for Petitioner. Jesse M. Bless, argued, Office of Immigration, Washington, DC (James E. Lackner, Asst. U.S. Atty., Minneapolis, MN, on the brief), for Respondent. Before MELLOY, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. MELLOY, Circuit Judge. Judith Phuobong Ntangsi, a native and citizen of the Republic of Cameroon, applied for and was granted asylum by an Immigration Judge ("IJ") in 2001 because