Category Archives: Fujian Province

CA7 denies Chinese Fujian Province Asylum based on family planning policy due to failure to present evidence of financial situation

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Mike Baker

Chen v. Holder Docket: 13-1758 Opinion Date: December 11, 2013 Chen faced deportation to Fujian Province and claimed to face a significant risk of persecution there because, since coming to the U.S. in 2002, she has given birth to two … Continue reading →

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CA7 remands Chinese asylum case to BIA, Zheng v. Holder

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Mike Baker

There is no sound basis . . . to resolve Zheng’s petition for review differently from the petitions for review in Ni and Chen. “The INS must give each asylum case individualized scrutiny, but it is a foundation of the … Continue reading →

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Asylum, China, Forced Sterilization: Chen v. Holder CA7

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Mike Baker

The petitioner, a Chinese citizen from Fujian Province, entered the U.S. in 1997 and is the mother of two boys born in the U.S. She sought asylum in 2007 on the ground that she is likely to be forcibly sterilized … Continue reading →

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