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MOHIDEEN v. GONZALES

No. 03-4040.

416 F.3d 567 (2005)

Muhammed Iqbal MOHIDEEN, et al., Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 21, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carrie Bassi (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the District Counsel, Regina Byrd, Kurt Larson (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before BAUER, EASTERBROOK, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Muhammed Mohideen, a native and citizen of Sri Lanka, petitioned for asylum on the basis of his religion, Islam, and his nationality, which he describes as Sri Lankan Moor. His wife and children have derivative claims. Mohideen fears persecution by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam ("LTTE"), a militant group in Sri Lanka that seeks to establish a separate Tamil state. The immigration judge ("IJ") found Mohideen credible but denied his claim...

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