Legal Opinion
Ferdinant Mema v. Alberto R. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 11, 2007No. 05-2570PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
An immigration judge granted Spartak Mema political asylum in January 2002, and now his identical twin brother Ferdi-nant seeks that same protection. Ferdi-nant Mema (Ferdinant) 1 , a native and citizen' of Albania, was detained at Fort Lauderdale International Airport when he tried to enter this country with an illegitimate Italian passport. He seeks asylum claiming that he suffered persecution at the hands of Albanian authorities in retaliation for his and his family’s association with the Democratic Party in Albania. After a hearing, an immigration judge denied…
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