LHANZOM v. GONZALES

No. 04-2889.

430 F.3d 833 (2005)

Zigmey LHANZOM, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 5, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Xu (argued), Liu & Xu, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

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

Before MANION, ROVNER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Zigmey Lhanzom is a Tibetan Buddhist who sought asylum in the United States as well as withholding of removal and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). The immigration judge ("IJ") found that Lhanzom missed the deadline for filing an asylum claim and failed to meet the criteria for withholding of removal or relief under CAT. He therefore denied her claim in full and ordered that she be removed to the...

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