United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of asylum and withholding of deportation is vacated where purported inconsistencies in claims of racial and political opinion discrimination were minor, and corroborating evidence was submitted.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/01/2003
• Decided 05/20/2003
• Published 05/20/2003

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Babatunde A. Irukera (argued), Thomas & Irukera, Chicaho, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• George P. Katsivalis, Dept. of Homeland Security Office of District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Anh-Thu P. Mai (argued), Dept. of Justice Civil Div., Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.