United States Seventh Circuit

In an asylum case, petition for review of an order of removal is denied where documentary proof regarding certain events petitioner claim occurred was unavailable, and section 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii) permitted the agency to make a decision despite the uncertainty in any evaluation of oral testimony.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/08/2007
• Decided 04/24/2008
• Published 04/24/2008

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shannon M. Shepherd (argued), Azulay, Horn & Seiden, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Siu Ping Wong, Wendy Benner-Leon (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.