SHAIKH v. HOLDER

No. 12-1111.

702 F.3d 897 (2012)

Hafsa SHAIKH and Asim Shaikh, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 26, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loretta D. Nelms Reyes (submitted), Attorney, San Diego, CA, for Petitioners.

Liza Murcia , OIL, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before FLAUM, RIPPLE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Hafsa Shaikh and her husband, Asim Shaikh, Pakistani citizens, endured a series of threats and attacks by members of the Muttahida Quomi Movement (the "MQM"). They now petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the "Board") denying their applications for asylum or withholding of removal. The Board upheld the immigration judge's order of removal, concluding that the Shaikhs did not establish refugee status because they...

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