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TORRES v. MUKASEY

No. 08-1614.

551 F.3d 616 (2008)

Pedro Flores TORRES, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 23, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara M. Szweda, Attorney (argued), Salt Lake City, UT, for Petitioner.

Hillel R. Smith, Kristina R. Sracic (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondents.

Before POSNER, KANNE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Pedro Flores Torres, a native and citizen of Honduras, seeks asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. Torres claims that he was persecuted while a soldier in the Honduran army because of his membership in a social group—namely, his family, which included four older brothers, three of whom were military deserters. Torres asserts that he was tortured and abused as punishment for his brothers' actions...

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