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VRLJICAK v. HOLDER

No. 12-1516.

700 F.3d 1060 (2012)

Marko VRLJICAK, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 20, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew Paul Nickson (argued), Attorney, Law Office of Matthew Nickson, Houston, TX, for Petitioner.

Juria L. Jones (argued), OIL, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Keren Zwick , Attorney, National Immigrant Justice Center, Chicago, IL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and ROVNER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

Marko Vrljicak, a citizen of Serbia, requested asylum on the ground that his native land would persecute him because of his sexual orientation. An immigration judge denied that request, ruling that Vrljicak is ineligible because he did not seek asylum within one year of entering the United States. 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B). Vrljicak arrived on April 2, 2009, under a work visa, which expired September 30, 2009. He did not leave and was...

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