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CA7 affirms BIA denial of Asylum, declined remand because no evidence presented to show that new claim was previously unavailable
Barragan-Ojeda v. Sessions, No. 16-2964 (7th Cir. 2017) Barragan‐Ojeda, an 18-year-old citizen of Mexico, entered the U.S. without authorization in 2013. He was apprehended at the border and requested asylum. Before an immigration judge, he claimed that a Mexican criminal … 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
Sirbu v. Holder, Seventh Circuit, Past Persecution in Moldova
Victor Sirbu v. Eric Holder, Jr. 12-2320 Final Opinion Sirbu v Holder, Seventh Circuit, Past Persecution in Moldova Husband, Sirbu, and wife, Prodan, entered the U.S. as nonimmigrant tourists in 2009 and overstayed their visas. They then filed a timely … Continue reading
Political Asylum, Pakistan, membership in the PML-N, Seventh Circuit
“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
Shaikh v. Holder, persecution on account of political opinion, MQM party, Pakistani
11/26/2012 11/26/2012 Opinion (FLAUM) Husband and wife, Pakistani citizens, entered the U.S. in 2006 and applied for asylum several months later. In 1984, wife had left her native India for an arranged marriage. Her new hometown of Karachi was full … Continue reading