United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of an order denying an application for asylum and a request for voluntary departure pursuant to a finding that petitioner failed to establish that his persecution was politically motivated is granted where the immigration judge's conclusions were not supported by substantial evidence in the record.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/14/2005
• Decided 01/30/2006
• Published 01/30/2006

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alexandra D. Baranyk (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Norah Ascoli Schwarz (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.