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VIRACACHA v. MUKASEY

No. 07-1548.

518 F.3d 511 (2008)

Armando Jiménez VIRACACHA, et al., Petitioners, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 3, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Brown (argued), Seyfarth Shaw, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.

Luis E. Perez (argued), Department of Justice Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Armando Jiménez Viracacha arrived in the United States from Colombia in December 1998 with a visitor's visa authorizing a six-month stay. He did not leave when the visa expired. In December 2000 his wife and three children arrived, also holding visitors' visas. They did not leave either. Jiménez sought asylum in 2002 for himself and his family. There is, however, a one-year deadline for requesting asylum, see 8 U.S.C. § 1158...

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