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BRUCAJ v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-3645.

381 F.3d 602 (2004)

Viollca BRUCAJ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 20, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry J. Hagen (argued), Oak Park, IL, for Petitioner.

George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Elizabeth J. Stevens (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Viollca Brucaj 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 grant the petition, reverse the decision of the BIA and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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BACKGROUND

A. Facts

Ms. Brucaj is an ethnic Albanian, a native of Kosovo and...

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