Category Archives: 7th Circuit

Ni v. Holder, forced sterilization under China’s “one-child policy”

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Mike Baker

Docket: 12-2242 Opinion Date: April 26, 2013 Judge: Wood 12-2242 Ji Cheng Ni v.   Eric H. Holder, Jr. agency 04/26/2013 Final  Opinion Wood Ni came to the U.S. in 2001 from Fujian Province, China. An Immigration Judge ordered him … Continue reading →

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Illegal reentry, United States v. Gutierrez-Ceja, Motion to Withdraw 7th Circuit

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Mike Baker

The defendant pleaded guilty to being in the U.S. illegally after having been removed. The judge sentenced him to 84 months in prison. The statutory maximum prison sentence for illegal reentry is usually 2 years, 8 U.S.C. 1326(a), but removal … Continue reading →

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Jabr v. Holder, Past Persecution, 7th Circuit

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Mike Baker

For more than two years, members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), an organization that violently opposes the existence of Israel, tried to recruit Jabr to join their group. Jabr resisted because he is a member of Fatah, a political … Continue reading →

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CA7 Finds No Jurisdiction to Review Denial of Continuance

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Mike Baker

Moral, a citizen of Ecuador, was admitted to the U.S. in 1988 as an immigrant. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security began removal proceedings in 2011 because of his multiple criminal convictions, including unlawful use of a weapon and sexual … Continue reading →

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Vahora v. Holder, Asylum, violence between Hindus and Muslims 7th Cir.

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Mike Baker

Vahora is a Muslim citizen of India. In 2002, a train caught fire in Gujarat, India. Many Hindu pilgrims and activists were killed, and violence between Hindus and Muslims followed. Vahora testified that he and several Muslim friends were shot … Continue reading →

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