United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of BIA denial of asylum application is denied where the BIA's decision that petitioner had not shown a causal connection between his speech and later events was supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/27/2006
• Published 03/27/2006

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Elissa C. Steglich, Jeffrey R. Weiland (argued), Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center Travelers and Immigrants Aid, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Jeffrey J. Bernstein, William C. Erb, Jr. (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.