Legal Opinion
Hafsa Shaikh v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 26, 2012No. 12-1111PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Hafsa Shaikh and her husband, Asim Shaikh, Pakistani citizens, endured a series of threats and attacks by members of the Muttahida Quomi Movement (the “MQM”). They now petition for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (the “Board”) denying their applications for asylum or withholding of removal. The Board upheld the immigration judge’s order of removal, concluding that the Shaikhs did not establish refugee status because they did not demonstrate that the MQM targeted them on account of a protected characteristic. ■ The Shaikhs argue that the Board…
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