NZEVE v. HOLDER

No. 08-3455.

582 F.3d 678 (2009)

Washington NZEVE and Lorraine Mapepa, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Michael Sharma-Crawford (argued), Overland Park, KS, for Petitioners.

Lindsay B. Glauner, Gregory M. Kelch (argued), Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before BAUER, SYKES and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Washington Nzeve, a citizen of Zimbabwe, petitioned the United States for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Lorraine Mapepa, Nzeve's wife, would qualify as a derivative beneficiary of any relief granted to Nzeve. Nzeve claims that he suffered past persecution and has a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of his involvement with the Movement for Democratic Change ("MDC"), a political...

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