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MEKHAEL v. MUKASEY

No. 06-4285.

509 F.3d 326 (2007)

Hanna Youssef MEKHAEL, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claudia Valenzuela (submitted a brief), Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center Travelers and Immigrants Aid, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Manuel A. Palau (submitted a brief), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, a Lebanese citizen, sought asylum and other relief on the ground that he has a well-founded fear of persecution should he be returned to Lebanon, because he is a Christian and a former member of the Southern Lebanese Army, a group trained and supported by Israel to fight Hezbollah. Following a hearing in July 2005, the immigration judge denied relief, and the Board of Immigration Appeals affirmed the denial in August 2006. The...

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