United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of petitioner's application for withholding of removal based on political opinion is denied where substantial evidence supported the BIA's decision that petitioner failed to establish that he had been persecuted on account of his political opinion.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/09/2008
• Decided 08/01/2008
• Published 08/01/2008

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

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


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer A. Levings, Corey L. Farrell (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.