United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of a motion to reopen claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is granted where the BIA did not consider petitioner's evidence and did not explain why her new evidence was insufficient to change the outcome of the proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/28/2007
• Decided 04/06/2007
• Published 04/06/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas John Davis (argued), Jones Day, Washington, DC, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Benjamin J. Zeitlin (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Katherine A. Loyd, Department of Justice Enviromental Enforcement Section, Washington, DC, for Respondent.