KADIA v. GONZALES

No. 06-1299.

501 F.3d 817 (2007)

Henry A. KADIA, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 7, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Sesini, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner.

Patricia M. Bowman, Department of Justice, Tax Division, Appellate Section, Karen Lundgren, Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Counsel, Chicago, IL, John C. O'Quinn, argued, Department of Justice, Office of the Associate Attorney General, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner sought asylum in the United States on the ground that if he is returned to Cameroon, his native country, he is likely to be persecuted because of his political opinions. The Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed the immigration judge's denial of asylum, agreeing that the judge was entitled to disbelieve the petitioner. The petitioner testified that when living in Cameroon he was politically active in parties that advocate (but...

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