United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of an application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture is denied where: 1) substantial evidence supported the IJ's determination that petition was not credible; 2) petitioner did not show that the government perpetuated or condoned the alleged persecution; and 3) petitioner did not show that he would be subject to torture.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2008
• Decided 04/21/2008
• Published 04/21/2008

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Margaret R. Sobota (argued), Eric W. Ha, Sidley Austin, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Anh-Thu P. Mai, Melissa Neiman-Kelting, Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DE, Thomas H. Dupree, Jr. (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Appellate Staff, Washington, DC, for Respondent.