United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of the denial of applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where: 1) evidence undermining the petitioner's credibility was probative and admissible; 2) the nature of the evidence's introduction did not prejudice the petitioner; and 3) the IJ's credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/01/2006
• Decided 01/04/2007
• Published 01/04/2007

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David O. Lehman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Nathaniel Douglas (argued), Department of Justice, Environmental Enforcement Section, Washington, DC, for Respondent.