United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review of the denial of his application for political asylum is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where plaintiff's order is a final order of deportation, subject to discretionary relief under INA section 244, and consequently barred from review under the Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/19/2004
• Decided 08/05/2004
• Published 08/05/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stanley J. Horn (argued), Rebecca M. Shapiro, Azulay, Horn & Seiden, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• George P. Katsivalis, Chicago, IL, Regina Byrd (argued), Washington, DC, for Respondent.