Legal Opinion
Harpal Singh v. Alberto R. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 5, 2005No. 04-3125PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Harpal Singh seeks asylum and withholding of removal. An immigration judge, however, found that Singh assisted or otherwise participated in the wrongful persecution of others while a member of a local police force in India. The immigration judge therefore denied asylum and withholding of removal. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirmed, as do we.
In 1979, Singh went to work for a local police department in Punjab, India. In 1982, he became a “head constable.” In that position, he managed other constables and performed customary police duties, e.g., patrolling,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Conrad Schellong v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Konrads Kalejs v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Ahmad Mousa v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- John Doe v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
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