Haxhiu v. Mukasey, 7th Cir. Mar. 19, 2008
07-1097 Haxhiu v. Mukasey
Before FLAUM, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.
FLAUM, Circuit Judge. Shkelqim Haxhiu, a native and citizen of Albania, applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention against Torture (CAT), alleging that he had been persecuted on account of his political opposition to government corruption.1
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The Immigration Judge denied the requested relief, and the Board of Immigration Appeals summarily affirmed the IJ’s decision. Because substantial evidence does not support the IJ’s findings that Haxhiu’s persecution was not on account of his political opinion and that state actors were not responsible for the harm alleged, we grant his petition for review, vacate the order of removal, and remand for further proceedings. … Haxhiu v. Mukasey.
- His wife, Dudije Haxhiu, seeks relief derivatively through Haxhiu, although she is not a party to this appeal. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(3)(A); Bace v. Ashcroft, 352 F.3d 1133, 1137 (7th Cir. 2004). [↩]
