Legal Opinion
Violeta Shtaro v. Alberto R. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 24, 2006No. 04-4201PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Albanian citizen Violeta Shtaro seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) removal order summarily affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) decision to deny her eligibility for asylum on the ground that her testimony was not credible. We conclude that the IJ’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence and therefore grant Shtaro’s petition.
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Shtaro entered the United States in March 2001 under a Slovenian passport in someone else’s name. A year later she petitioned for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against…
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