NIAM v. ASHCROFT

No. 02-4292, 03-1115.

354 F.3d 652 (2004)

Nourain B. NIAM, Petitioner, and Peter Blagoev, Iordanka Kissiova, and Iana Kissiova, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 7, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Godfrey Y. Muwonge (argued), Milwaukee, WI, Justin R. Burton, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.

George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Earle Wilson (argued), Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

We have consolidated for decision two petitions to review decisions by the Board of Immigration Appeals denying asylum. The petitions raise different issues, but are related in suggesting, together with other recent cases in this and other circuits, see, e.g. Georgis v. Ashcroft, 328 F.3d 962, 968-70 (7th Cir.2003); Kerciku v. INS, 314 F.3d 913, 918-19 (7th Cir...

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