United States Seventh Circuit

Board of Immigration Appeals did not abuse its discretion in concluding that asylum applicant was not prejudiced by his attorney-s failure to present certain evidence before immigration judge, where changed political conditions in the country from which applicant fled eliminated any well-founded fear of persecution he may have had.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/20/2001
• Decided 01/28/2002
• Published 01/28/2002

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott D. Pollock (argued), Pollack & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer Giambastiani, INS, Chicago, IL, Nancy E. Friedman (argued), Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.