United States Seventh Circuit

Immigrant's failure to corroborate his testimony or explain why such corroboration was not forthcoming dooms his application for political asylum because he failed to show prejudice or set forth sufficient evidence to support his contentions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/27/2000
• Decided 01/03/2001
• Published 01/03/2001

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Harold D. Block (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Terri J. Scadron, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Chicago, IL, Patricia L. Buchanan (argued), Immigration & Naturalization Service, New York, NY, Janet Reno, U.S. Attorney, Office of the U.S. Attorney General, Washington, DC, for respondents.