Legal Opinion
Katsiaryna Sobaleva v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 24, 2014No. 13-3651PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Katsiaryna Sobaleva, a citizen of Belarus, entered the United States on a valid student visa. She applied for asylum, contending that the Belarusian government persecuted her for her political opinion before she left and likely would do so again if she were to return. She also requested asylum for her husband, Alexandra Potorac, a citizen of Moldova. (Because Potorac’s eligibility for asylum derives entirely from Sobaleva’s, it does not require separate consideration.) An immigration judge denied Sobaleva’s application and ordered that she and Potorac be…
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