RAPHEAL v. MUKASEY

No. 07-1391.

533 F.3d 521 (2008)

Colcer RAPHEAL, a/k/a Ashley Amber Manning, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 2, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erin L. Ziaja (argued), Dewey & Leboeuf, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Richard Zanfardino, Erica B. Miles (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Colcer Rapheal sought asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). An Immigration Judge ("IJ") denied Rapheal's petitions, finding that she was not credible and that without any evidence to corroborate her claims of persecution and torture, she failed to establish a right to relief. Rapheal appealed to the Board of Immigration Appeals ("Board"), and the Board affirmed based solely on the lack of corroborative...

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