United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of withholding of removal is denied over the petitioner's arguments that: 1) his convictions were not for crimes that fall within the definition of "aggravated felony"; 2) he should not have been required to provide corroborating evidence of his homosexuality; 3) the Board should have considered the pattern of persecution against homosexuals in Nigeria; and 4) his due process rights were violated when the IJ insisted on conducting the hearing on the merits by video conference.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/29/2007
• Decided 01/07/2008
• Published 01/07/2008

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Claudia Valenzuela, Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center Travelers and Immigrants Aid, Dionne R. Hayden (argued), McGuireWoods, LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Arthur L. Rabin, Dalin Holyoak (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.