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Category Archives: past persecution
CA7 affirms BIA finding that native of El Salvador did not meet burden of demonstrating a nexus between alleged persecution and his proposed social groups of wealthy deportees or gang resisters.
BIA did not err in affirming IJ’s denial of alien’s (citizen of El Salvador) asylum and withholding of removal applications, alleging that gang in El Salvador subjected him to past persecution on account of his membership in social groups of … Continue reading
CA7 upholds IJ denial of Chinese claim for asylum, withholding of removal, CAT relief
Chen was born in China, in 1976. In 2004, Chen married Feng and they had a daughter. In 2005, the Chinese government appropriated Chen’s farmland, to build an industrial park. Chen was allowed to keep his house and received compensation, … Continue reading
CA7 finds resistance to China’s coercive population-control policy credible-Wang v. Lynch, Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 2015
Lishou Wang, a 51-year-old Chinese citizen, petitioned for review of the denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal based on his resistance to China’s coercive population-control policy. An immigration judge found that Wang did not testify credibly … Continue reading
CA7 remands for reasoned analysis of evidence of past persection in Belarus
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
CA7 denies petition as Motion to Reopen was properly denied since evidence of future persecution could have been presented at original hearing-Salim v. Holder
Salim v. Holder, No. 12-3858 (August 28, 2013) Petition for Review, Order of Bd. of Immigration Appeals Petition denied Bd. did not err in denying alien’s motion to reopen asylum and withholding of removal proceedings, even though alien submitted new … Continue reading