RASHIAH v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-3315, 03-3316, 03-3317.

388 F.3d 1126 (2004)

George Malcom Anthony RASHIAH, Salomi Hiranthie Anthony Rashiah, and Anne Oshani Anthony Rashiah, Petitioners, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 16, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Visuvanathan Rudrakumaran (argued), New York, NY, for Petitioners.

George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Michele Y.F. Sarko (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Keith I. Bernstein, Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Petitioners George Malcom Anthony Rashiah, his wife Salomi, and their daughter Anne, petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying their applications for asylum and withholding of removal. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the decision of the BIA.

I. Background

Petitioners, natives and citizens of Sri Lanka, were admitted to the United States...

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