Legal Opinion
Questor Cecaj and Blerta Cecaj v. Alberto R. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 15, 2006No. 05-1882PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Questor Cecaj, who together with his wife is seeking asylum in the United States, was active in the Democratic Party of Albania at a time when the country was ruled by the Socialist Party. Persecution of Democratic Party activists during this period has been found in a number of cases. E.g., Gjerazi v. Gonzales, 435 F.3d 800 (7th Cir.2006); Bace v. Ashcroft, 352 F.3d 1133 (7th Cir.2003); Caushi v. Attorney General, 436 F.3d 220 (3d Cir.2006); Halo v. Gonzales, 419 F.3d 15, 17 (1st Cir.2005). In 1998, Cecaj — whom the immigration judge found wholly credible— was arrested…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Clint Smith v. Kenneth Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Erlind Latifi v. Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Denada M. Bace v. John Ashcroft, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Arqile Gjerazi, Klarita Gjerazi, Alba Gjerazi, and Justin Gjerazi v. Alberto Gonzales, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Xue Yun Zhang v. Alberto Gonzales, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by27 opinions
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