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WANJIRU v. HOLDER

No. 11-3396.

705 F.3d 258 (2013)

Kevin K. WANJIRU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Burnham , Dennis Murashko (argued), Brian J. Murray , Attorneys, Jones Day, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Kevin K. Wanjiru, Etowah County Detention Facility, Gadsden, AL, pro se.

Aimee J. Carmichael (argued), OIL, Attorney, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before FLAUM, WOOD, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Kevin Wanjiru is seeking to avoid removal to Kenya, his native country, because he believes that, if this occurs, he will be tortured and then murdered by a group called the Mungiki. An Immigration Judge (IJ) concluded that Wanjiru had failed to prove that these dire consequences were more likely than not. Wanjiru also did not persuade the IJ that the Kenyan government would acquiesce in the Mungiki's violent acts. The IJ therefore denied Wanjiru...

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