Category Archives: political opinion

CA7 affirms BIA denial of Asylum, declined remand because no evidence presented to show that new claim was previously unavailable

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Mike Baker

Barragan-Ojeda v. Sessions, No. 16-2964 (7th Cir. 2017) Barragan‐Ojeda, an 18-year-old citizen of Mexico, entered the U.S. without authorization in 2013. He was apprehended at the border and requested asylum. Before an immigration judge, he claimed that a Mexican criminal … Continue reading →

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CA7 remands for reasoned analysis of evidence of past persection in Belarus

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Mike Baker

Sobaleva entered the U.S. on a student visa and applied for asylum, contending that the Belarusian government persecuted her for her political opinion before she left and likely would do so again if she were to return. She also requested … Continue reading →

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Sirbu v. Holder, Seventh Circuit, Past Persecution in Moldova

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Mike Baker

Victor Sirbu v. Eric Holder, Jr. 12-2320 Final Opinion Sirbu v Holder, Seventh Circuit, Past Persecution in Moldova Husband, Sirbu, and wife, Prodan, entered the U.S. as nonimmigrant tourists in 2009 and overstayed their visas. They then filed a timely … Continue reading →

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Political Asylum, Pakistan, membership in the PML-N, Seventh Circuit

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Mike Baker

“Mustafa’s attackers were motivated in part by an anti-PML-N political opinion they attributed to him. Mustafa is therefore entitled to a presumption in favor of granting asylum. On remand, the government will have the opportunity to rebut that presumption by … Continue reading →

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