United States Seventh Circuit

Catholic native of India seeking political asylum under 8 USC 1101(a)(42)(A) lacked a well-founded fear of past or future persecution where there was no evidence of physical injury to himself, wife, or kids, or religiously motivated adverse job actions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/07/2000
• Published 12/07/2000

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John W. Kearns (submitted), Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Janet Reno, United States Attorney, Washington, DC, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Chicago, IL, Quynh Vu, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent Reno., Janet Reno, United States Attorney, Washington, DC, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Chicago, IL, Nancy E. Friedman, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent Immigration and Naturalization Service.