United States Seventh Circuit

Claims of religious discrimination due to Jehovah's Witness beliefs did not amount to a well-founded fear of future persecution, thus denial of an Eritrean citizen's petition for asylum and withholding of deportation is affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/14/2003
• Published 03/14/2003

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and MANION and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Godfrey Y. Muwonge (submitted), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• George P. Katsivalis (submitted), INS, Chicago, IL, for Respondent INS., Paul Fiorino (submitted), DOJ, Civ. Div., Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent John D. Ashcroft.