MUSOLLARI v. MUKASEY

No. 06-4107.

545 F.3d 505 (2008)

Albert MUSOLLARI and Vergjinush Musollari, Petitioners, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Metcalf (argued), Metcalf & Associates, Schaumburg, IL, Isuf Kola, Kola & Associates, Glen Ellyn, IL, for Petitioners.

Siu Ping Wong (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before EVANS, WILLIAMS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Albert Musollari and his wife, Vergjinush, are natives and citizens of Albania who entered the United States in 2001 on visitor's visas. They overstayed and then sought asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). An Immigration Judge ("IJ") denied their application, finding Musollari's testimony incredible, and the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirmed. Because the decisions by the IJ and...

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