Category Archives: People’s Republic of China

CA7 upholds IJ denial of Chinese claim for asylum, withholding of removal, CAT relief

Chen was born in China, in 1976. In 2004, Chen married Feng and they had a daughter. In 2005, the Chinese government appropriated Chen’s farmland, to build an industrial park. Chen was allowed to keep his house and received compensation, … Continue reading

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

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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