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WANI SITE v. HOLDER

No. 10-3244.

656 F.3d 590 (2011)

Zakaria Bullen WANI SITE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 26, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Damon Thayer (argued), Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Claudia Valenzuela , Attorney, Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center, Travelers and Immigrants Aid, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

David V. Bernal , Jesse M. Bless (argued), OIL, Manuel Palau , Attorneys, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before MANION, WOOD, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011, making it the world's newest nation. President Barack Obama formally recognized the new Republic of South Sudan on the same day. See http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/07/09/statement-president-barack-obama-recognition-republic-south-sudan. This was exactly one month after we heard oral arguments in Zakaria Bullen Wani Site's petition, in which he contends that the...

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