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DURGAC v. GONZALES

No. 04-2269.

430 F.3d 849 (2005)

Cahit DURGAC and Ozgur Yasar, Petitioners, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 5, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Summerhill (argued), Michael J. Summerhill, Katten Muchin Rosenman, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Chicago, IL, William D. Brighton (argued), Department of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before KANNE, WOOD, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Cahit Durgac, a Kurdish university student from Turkey, applied for asylum on behalf of himself and his wife, Ozgur Yasar, contending that he was detained and beaten by the Turkish security services because he formed a Kurdish study group. The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied the application, finding that Durgac was not credible and that he did not have a well-founded fear of future persecution. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed without...

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