Legal Opinion
Elrem Islami v. Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney General, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 23, 2005No. Docket 03-40095PublishedCited by 186 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
Elrem Islami (“Islami”), a former resident of Kosovo, and a citizen of Yugoslavia, 1 came to the United States on December 17, 1999 and, on May 17, 2000, petitioned for asylum and withholding of removal, under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, as well as for protection under Article 3 of the U.N. Convention Against Torture (“CAT”).
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In his application, Islami alleged that as a Muslim and ethnic Albanian residing in Kosovo, he had been persecuted by ethnic Serbs who dominated the Yugoslavian government and military. Islami escaped from Kosovo in February 1998…
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