United States Eighth Circuit

Petition for review of a denial of applications for asylum and related relief, in which petitioner alleged that he was the victim of political persecution in Albania, is granted and the matter remanded where the evidence would compel any reasonable fact finder to conclude that petitioner suffered past persecution as a result of his political beliefs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/05/2007
• Published 07/05/2007

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, SMITH, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner was Timothy E. Wichmer of St. Louis, MO.   Also appearing on the brief was Dorothy J. Harper.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was John C. O'Quinn, USDOJ, Washington, DC.   Appearing on the brief was Patricia R. Cangemi, AUSA, Minneapolis, MN.