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BOIKA v. HOLDER

No. 11-3655.

727 F.3d 735 (2013)

Tatsiana BOIKA and Sergey Zhits, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 16, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alexander J. Segal , Attorney, Grinber & Segal, New York, NY, for petitioner.

Colin J. Tucker (submitted), Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before RIPPLE, WILLIAMS, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Tatsiana Boika, a Belarusian citizen, entered the United States legally in May 2006 but overstayed her authorized stay. At her removal proceedings, she conceded removability but applied for asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, withholding of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3), and relief pursuant to the Convention Against Torture. Boika's husband, Sergey Zhits, also made parallel claims. His claims are derivative from Boika's claims based...

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