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LI v. GONZALES

No. 04-1476.

416 F.3d 681 (2005)

Hui-Mei LI, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 1, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pengtian Ma (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, Donald A. Couvillon (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before COFFEY, RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Chinese national Hui-Mei Li petitioned for political asylum, claiming that she was sought by the police for cohabiting with her boyfriend and that she feared further persecution if forced to return to China. The Immigration Judge ("IJ") denied her petition, finding her testimony incredible and determining that her allegations, even if true, did not establish that she had asserted a "political opinion" within the meaning of the statutory conditions...

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