United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture, is denied as the applications were untimely, and petitioner had not demonstrated persecution on account of membership in a social group or political opinion, nor had he shown a sufficient likelihood of torture.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/07/2006
• Published 12/07/2006

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott D. Pollock (argued), Pollock & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.


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