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.

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Mike Baker

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 →

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CA7 upholds IJ denial of Chinese claim for asylum, withholding of removal, CAT relief

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Mike Baker

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 →

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CA7 finds resistance to China’s coercive population-control policy credible-Wang v. Lynch, Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit 2015

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Mike Baker

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 →

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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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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

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Mike Baker

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 →

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