United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of withholding of removal is granted where the IJ employed an incorrect legal standard because he required a showing of serious injuries when denying petitioner's claim of past persecution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/04/2008
• Decided 04/03/2008
• Published 04/03/2008

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David Trais (argued), Richard H. Trais, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• David V. Bernal, Lindsay E. Williams (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.