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AYI v. GONZALES

No. 05-3320.

460 F.3d 876 (2006)

Vissinto K. AYI, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 21, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa L. Clay (argued), McGuirewoods, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, Edward Siskel (argued), Office of the U.S. Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and SYKES Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Vissinto Kouassi Ayi applied for asylum, contending that he had been persecuted in Togo for his extensive political activities on behalf of the opposition movement. Ayi is a native of Togo and was an active member of both the Togolese League for Human Rights and the Union des Forces du Changement. Both of these organizations are established political and human rights groups opposed to the ruling government. After Ayi had endured two incidents...

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