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KORNIEJEW v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-1491.

371 F.3d 377 (2004)

Walentyna KORNIEJEW, Petitioner, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 14, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Klysh (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Thankful T. Vanderstar, Stuart B. Schoenburg (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before RIPPLE, MANION and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Walentyna Korniejew seeks review of an adverse decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the "BIA" or "Board") that denied her request for asylum. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we deny the petition and affirm the decision of the BIA.

I

BACKGROUND

A. Facts

Ms. Korniejew was born in the village of Dawidowicze, Poland, on January 14, 1961. Ms. Korniejew's mother was Jewish...

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