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JOSEPH v. HOLDER

No. 08-2393.

579 F.3d 827 (2009)

Roome I. JOSEPH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc R. Kadish, Steven C. Moeller (argued), Mayer Brown LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Jeffrey R. Meyer (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before ROVNER, WOOD and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This is the second time that Roome Joseph has appealed a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying her motion to reopen removal proceedings. The stakes are high for Joseph, as in Pakistan she faces either a forced marriage or the prospect of living as a single Christian woman without familial support, a dangerous path in that country. When we first saw this case, we granted Joseph's petition for review and remanded to the BIA...

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