Legal Opinion
Djillali Ahmed v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 30, 2003No. 02-2524PublishedCited by 123 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
From 1992 to 1996, Djillali Ahmed served in the Algerian military and state police forces. He resigned his post in 1996 and spent the next three years evading Islamic militants who, he believed, posed a grave threat to his safety. In 1999, he slipped into the United States as a stow away. Shortly after his arrival, Ahmed was placed in removal proceedings pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(6)(A)(i). He filed for political asylum, withholding of removal, voluntary departure, and protection under the United Nations Convention…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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