United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of Honduran native's application for asylum and related relief is granted where: 1) the IJ's credibility determination was tainted due to the IJ's improper conduct during the hearings at issue; and 2) there was not substantial evidence to support the IJ's conclusions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2008
• Published 12/23/2008

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barbara M. Szweda, Attorney (argued), Salt Lake City, UT, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hillel R. Smith, Kristina R. Sracic (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondents.