United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of the denial of an application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where the IJ's determination that the petitioners were not credible, had not suffered past persecution and had not demonstrated a well-founded fear of future persecution was supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/09/2007
• Decided 09/20/2007
• Published 09/20/2007

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Edwin R. McCullough (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Erin R. Lewis, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Carol Federighi (argued), Efthimia Pilitsis, Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.