Afrouz Keirkhavash v. Eric Holder, Jr.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Afrouz Keirkhavash, a citizen of Iran, did not depart when her tourist visa lapsed. Two days before the statutory deadline expired, she filed an application for asylum, contending that Iran would persecute her because, beginning in 1990, she had supported the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK), a group dedicated to the overthrow of Iran’s government. Her sworn statement detailed the steps she had taken to promote MEK’s activities and goals. At a hearing before an immigration judge, Keirkhavash and her father testified under oath that as a supporter of MEK she had been expelled…