Legal Opinion
Adrian Kerciku and Najada Kerciku v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, and John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 3, 2003No. 02-1948PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Per curiam
Adrian Kereiku and his wife Najada, both Albanian nationals, applied for asylum, claiming that Albanian Communists had persecuted Mr. Kereiku for his pro-democracy political views and activities and that the couple feared for their lives should they have to return to Albania. At the removal hearing, after questioning Kereiku solely about documents that he had submitted to corroborate his claims, the Immigration Judge discredited his testimony and documentation, abruptly ended the hearing without allowing any other testimony, and denied the Kercikus’ applications for asylum. The Kercikus…
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