Legal Opinion
Denada M. Bace v. John Ashcroft, United States Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 2003No. 02-3909PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Denada M. Bace petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA’s) rejection of her and her husband’s application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture Act. We find that the BIA’s decision to deny asylum was not supported by substantial evidence. We therefore vacate the BIA’s order and remand for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND
Petitioner Denada Bace and her husband, Erion Bace, natives and citizens of Albania, entered the United States on January 16, 1999, using fake Italian passports. AR 407. 1 Upon arriving…
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