Category Archives: Asylum

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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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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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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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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