United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture is denied where boyfriends and fiances of women subjected to involuntary abortions do not qualify as refugees, and applicants could not show past persecution or a well founded fear of future persecution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/13/2005
• Decided 08/08/2006
• Published 08/08/2006

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nancy Carper (argued), Carper & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


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