United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for review of an order denying asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture is denied where: 1) plaintiff did not prove a likelihood that he would be tortured upon return to Pakistan by government officials; and 2) the Board of Immigration Appeals properly concluded that he did not identify an appropriate social group as his indebtedness to a creditor is not an immutable characteristic since it is not innate or fundamental to his identity.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/07/2009
• Decided 08/06/2009
• Published 08/06/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before POSNER, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott D. Pollock (argued), Pollock & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Manuel Palau (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.