CECAJ v. GONZALES

No. 05-1882.

440 F.3d 897 (2006)

Questor CECAJ and Blerta Cecaj, Petitioners, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 15, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Sharma-Crawford (argued), Overland Park, KS, for Petitioners.

Kenyanna Scott (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Questor Cecaj, who together with his wife is seeking asylum in the United States, was active in the Democratic Party of Albania at a time when the country was ruled by the Socialist Party. Persecution of Democratic Party activists during this period has been found in a number of cases. E.g., Gjerazi v. Gonzales, 435 F.3d 800 (7th Cir.2006); Bace v. Ashcroft...

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