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SIBANDA v. HOLDER

No. 14-2157.

778 F.3d 676 (2015)

Lucy SIBANDA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 13, 2015.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Swaray E. Conteh , Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Petitioner.

Ilissa M. Gould , Attorney, OIL, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and KANNE and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

After fleeing from her native Zimbabwe to the United States, Lucy Sibanda applied for asylum and other relief from removal. She fears that if she is repatriated, her brother-in-law will exercise his rights under a tribal custom that deems her, his brother's widow, his property and will attempt to rape her as he has done before...

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