Legal Opinion
Hassan v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 2, 2009No. 08-1535PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
Ahmed Hassan, an Ethiopian national, petitioned for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denied Hassan’s petition, concluding that inconsistencies between Hassan’s asylum application and hearing testimony rendered his claims incredible and, alternatively, that Hassan failed to show the persecution necessary to establish asylum eligibility. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirmed the IJ’s decision. We deny Hassan’s petition for review.
I. Background
On November 4, 2005, Hassan…
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