Legal Opinion
Syed Zaidi v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States of America
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 2004No. 03-3062PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Syed Zaidi is a citizen of Pakistan and a practicing Shia Muslim. He entered the United States in April 1997 as a non-immigrant visitor and overstayed his visa. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (the “INS”) commenced removal proceedings against him in July 2000, and Mr. Zaidi applied for asylum in February 2002. The Immigration Judge (the “IJ”) determined that Mr. Zaidi’s application for asylum was untimely but that he was still eligible for withholding of removal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3). The IJ later denied Mr. Zaidi relief; the Board of Immigration Appeals…
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