United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture is affirmed where: 1) the applicant did not establish past persecution or the well-founded fear of future persecution; and 2) The IJ's failure to inform applicant of his right to request withdrawal of his application for admission did not constitute a due process violation, since applicant could not demonstrate prejudice as a result.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/12/2006
• Decided 11/13/2006
• Published 11/13/2006

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Isuf Kola (argued), Kola & Associates, Bloomingdale, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Thomas D. Shakeshaft (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, Genevieve Holm, Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.