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MEMA v. GONZALES

No. 05-2570.

474 F.3d 412 (2007)

Ferdinant MEMA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 11, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isuf Kola (argued), Kola & Miceli, Bloomingdale, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Hillel R. Smith (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

An immigration judge granted Spartak Mema political asylum in January 2002, and now his identical twin brother Ferdinant seeks that same protection. Ferdinant Mema (Ferdinant)1, a native and citizen of Albania, was detained at Fort Lauderdale International Airport when he tried to enter this country with an illegitimate Italian passport. He seeks asylum claiming that he suffered persecution at the hands of Albanian...

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