Ahmed Hassan v. Eric Holder, Jr.

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit No. 08-1535 A HMED H ASSAN, Petitioner, v. E RIC H. H OLDER, JR., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. No. A99-023-706 A RGUED F EBRUARY 18, 2009—D ECIDED JULY 2, 2009 Before R OVNER, E VANS, and T INDER, Circuit Judges. T INDER, Circuit Judge. Ahmed Hassan, an Ethiopian national, petitioned for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denied Hassan’s petition, concluding…