BRADVICA v. I.N.S.

No. 97-1336.

128 F.3d 1009 (1997)

Zoran BRADVICA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald E. Puchalski (argued), Sklodowski, Franklin, Puchalski & Reimer, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Ellen Shapiro, Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Immigration & Naturalization Service, James B. Burns, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, David M. McConnell, Kristal A. Marlow, James A. Hunolt, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Holly Gimbel (argued), United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and MANION and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

In 1995, Zoran Bradvica had overstayed his visa and was in the United States illegally. Because he wanted to remain in this country, he applied to the Immigration and Naturalization Service for asylum and withholding of deportation. He alleged past persecution and a fear of future persecution if he were to return to Bosnia-Herzegovina. He also alleged rights under customary international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention. The Immigration...

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