By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//June 21, 2013//
United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit
Civil
Immigration – asylum — future persecution — India
Although an asylum seeker fled India because of persecution of Sikhs almost twenty years ago, the BIA reasonably found that he would not face future persecution if removed.
“Substantial evidence supports the Board’s conclusion that Singh would not fall among that group. As a young teenager in Punjab, Singh had no official membership in any Sikh secessionist organizations. He displayed minimal involvement while in India and has not pursued anything further since entering the United States. (Id. at 279-80.) Singh could have been considered, at most, a rank-and-file member of these organizations. Furthermore, any involvement he had ended nearly two decades ago. Given these facts, Singh does not have an objectively reasonable fear of attracting significant police attention.”
Petition Denied.
Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, Kanne, J.