UWASE v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-3676.

349 F.3d 1039 (2003)

Jeannette UWASE, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 21, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara M. Szweda, Rebecca Houghton (argued), Notre Dame Immigration Clinic, South Bend, IN, for Petitioner.

George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security, Chicago, IL, Anthony P. Nicastro (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Jeannette Uwase seeks review of a removal order issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") summarily affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of Uwase's asylum application, petition for withholding of removal, and request for relief under the Convention Against Torture Act. Because the IJ's adverse credibility determinations were not based on substantial evidence and because the IJ gave...

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