Legal Opinion

Selemawit F. Giday v. Alberto R. Gonzales

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 5, 2006No. 04-1962PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Selemawit Giday requests asylum in this country, claiming that the government of the country of Eritrea, where she was born and raised, persecuted her due to her mixed Ethiopian and Eritrean ancestry. An immigration judge deemed her testimony not credible and found, in the alternative, that she had failed to establish that she met the criteria for refugee status. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed and adopted the opinion below rejecting Giday’s appellate claim that the immigration judge below had denied her due process of law. Because, among…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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  4. Saleh Capric, Camila Capric, Albert Capric, and Elvis Capric v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
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3Cited by81 opinions

  1. Ming Shi Xue v. Board of Immigration Appeals, U.S. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
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