United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where the petitioners could not establish either past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution, did not present evidence of torture, and did not establish prejudice as a result of the IJ's actions that rose to the level of a violation of due process.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/28/2006
• Decided 01/12/2007
• Published 01/12/2007

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, MANION, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Shelese M. Woods (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Respondent.