Category Archives: Asylum

CA7 denies withholding to Mexican national as “particular social group” must be linked by something more than persecution

Posted on April 12, 2014 by Mike Baker

The BIA did not err by finding that an alien failed to identify a valid particular social group within the meaning of the statutes authorizing asylum and withholding of removal; The IJ and the BIA did not err by rejecting … Continue reading →

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CA7 denies Chinese Fujian Province Asylum based on family planning policy due to failure to present evidence of financial situation

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Mike Baker

Chen v. Holder Docket: 13-1758 Opinion Date: December 11, 2013 Chen faced deportation to Fujian Province and claimed to face a significant risk of persecution there because, since coming to the U.S. in 2002, she has given birth to two … Continue reading →

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CA7 remands Chinese asylum case to BIA, Zheng v. Holder

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Mike Baker

There is no sound basis . . . to resolve Zheng’s petition for review differently from the petitions for review in Ni and Chen. “The INS must give each asylum case individualized scrutiny, but it is a foundation of the … Continue reading →

Posted in 7th Circuit, 7th Circuit Cases- Aliens, Asylum, changed circumstances, changed country conditions, China one-child policy, China’s family planning policy, forced sterilization, Fujian Province, one-child policy, past persecution, People’s Republic of China, political asylum, well-founded fear of future persecution | Leave a comment

Indian Sikh experienced past persecution but possibility of relocation established no future fear

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Mike Baker

Singh v. Holder (7th Circuit, June 21, 2013) Bikram Singh, an Indian national, sought asylum in the United States based on his affiliation with the Sikh religion. He was thrice detained by Indian authorities. While detained, he was beaten severely, … Continue reading →

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