Record contained sufficient evidence to support IJ’s denial of asylum and withholding of removal applications by alien-Haitian citizen, even though alien alleged that he had been subject to persecution on account of his membership in political party, where said persecution was committed by members of rival political party. IJ could properly find that: (1) alien’s testimony was inconsistent; and (2) alien had failed to corroborate his claims of physical abuse through affidavits of coworkers or family members residing in Haiti. Ct. rejected alien’s claim that Bd. ignored evidence regarding conditions of Haiti and further noted that alien had failed to link said conditions to specific acts of alien’s persecution. Moreover, alleged acts of persecution were done by private actors, and alien failed to show that Haitian govt. was either unable or unwilling to protect alien from members of rival political party.
Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Immigration