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SOSNOVSKAIA v. GONZALES

No. 03-3470.

421 F.3d 589 (2005)

Youlua SOSNOVSKAIA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 31, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Yana Margolin (argued), Deerfield, IL, for Petitioner.

George P. Katsivalis, Dept. of Homeland Sec., Office of the Dist. Counsel, Chicago, IL, Paul Fiorino (argued), Keith I. Bernstein, Dept. of Justice, Civ, Div., Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Youlua Sosnovskaia, a Ukrainian national, was admitted to the United States on February 8, 1995, as a nonimmigrant visitor for pleasure. Later that year she applied for asylum, claiming she feared persecution in Ukraine based on her religion. An immigration judge ("IJ") initially declared Ms. Sosnovskaia's testimony incredible and denied her application. However, the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") reversed this ruling, finding Ms. Sosnovskaia...

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