Legal Opinion
Silais v. Sessions
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 28, 2017No. 15-3277PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Hernel Silais, a Haitian citizen and opposition political party member, petitioned the United States for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The Immigration Judge, and later the Board of Immigration Appeals (collectively, the “Agency”), denied his petition. We do the same.
I. Background
On February 5, 2011, Silais arrived in the United States without an immigrant visa or other valid entry document. The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) charged Silais with inadmissibility under 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(7)(A)(i). In…
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