United States Seventh Circuit

One immigration judge committed numerous factual errors in denying a request for withholding of removal. Another immigration judge committed startling omissions and a striking non sequitur in denying a petition for asylum. Both cases are therefore returned for further proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/13/2003
• Decided 01/07/2004
• Published 01/07/2004

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Godfrey Y. Muwonge (argued), Milwaukee, WI, Justin R. Burton, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Earle Wilson (argued), Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.