United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of a request for asylum, withholding of removal and deferral of removal under the Convention Against Torture is denied where the IJ's adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence, and the failure of petitioner's asylum claim precluded success on the remaining claims.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/04/2007
• Decided 07/26/2007
• Published 07/26/2007

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joshua Bardavid (argued), New York, NY, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret A. Schutte (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Richard Zanfardino, Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.