United States Seventh Circuit

In an immigration case in which petitioner claimed persecution in Cameroon on the basis of her political and religious beliefs, petition for review of BIA order is granted, order of removal vacated, and cause remanded where: 1) the evidence on the record did not support agency determinations that petitioner did not suffer past persecution; and 2) the government did not meet its subsequent burden to establish that petitioner lacked a well-founded fear of future persecution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/05/2008
• Decided 09/02/2008
• Published 09/02/2008

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Herbert A. Igbanugo, Dyan Williams (argued), Igbanugo Partners, Minneapolis, MN, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jem C. Sponzo (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Div., Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.