Igor BEREZA, Petitioner,
v.
IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued February 20, 1997.
Decided May 30, 1997.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Scott D. Pollock (argued), Winston T. Rego, Pollock & Associates, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.
Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Chicago, IL, Mark C. Walters (argued), David M. McConnell, Emily Radford, Stephen W. Funk, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Kristal A. Marlow, Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and ESCHBACH and MANION, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Igor Bereza does not want to return to Ukraine,1 his home country. He concedes that he is deportable, he overstayed his visitor's visa, but seeks asylum in the United States on the grounds that he was persecuted when he lived in Ukraine and has a well-founded fear that he will be persecuted if he is forced to return. The immigration judge held that Bereza is not eligible for asylum and the Board of Immigration...
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