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SAPOUNDJIEV v. ASHCROFT

No. 04-1435.

376 F.3d 727 (2004)

Vassil SAPOUNDJIEV, Encheva Sapoundjiev, and Hristo C. Sapoundjiev, Petitioners, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 22, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Saadia Siddique (submitted a brief), Azulay, Horn & Seiden, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.

George P. Katsivalis (submitted a brief), Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Jennifer J. Keeney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

An immigration judge concluded that Vassil Sapoundjiev, a citizen of Bulgaria, is not entitled either to asylum or to withholding of removal. On January 28, 2004, the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed that decision, which affected not only Vassil but also his wife Encheva and son Hristo, for their applications are derivative from his. Immigration officials sent the three Sapoundjievs notices (often called bag-and-baggage letters) directing...

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