United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of denial of application for asylum is granted where the agency's determination that petitioner was not persecuted because of his religion was not supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2007
• Published 01/24/2007

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• M. Anne Hannigan (submitted), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Virginia M. Lum, Paul Fiorino, Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.