United States Seventh Circuit

Where petitioner did not mention incidents of persecution in either of two asylum application or in interviews with the INS, the district court had reason to find that her lack of credibility undermined her claim of past persecution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/02/2001
• Published 11/02/2001

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mary L. Sfasciotti (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer Giambastiani, INS, Chicago, IL, Brian Slocum, Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.