10-1397 Kiorkis v. Holder

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//February 28, 2011//

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Immigration
Asylum; Lebanon

It was not error to deny asylum to a Christian facing deportation to Lebanon.

“Kiorkis’s argument concerning the evidentiary standards applied by the immigration court is not supported by the record. Kiorkis has failed to identify any part of Judge Kessler’s opinion that indicates that she did not weigh the totality of Kiorkis’s circumstances or that she considered his claims in isolation when deciding whether she should grant his request for asylum. While Kiorkis suggests that the immigration court’s heavy emphasis on his Christianity-based claims allow us to infer that the court made these errors, doing so would conflict with both this circuit’s practice and a plain language reading of Judge Kessler’s opinion. Rhoa- Zamora, 971 F.2d at 33-34.”

Petition Denied.

10-1397 Kiorkis v. Holder

Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, Cudahy, J.

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