Legal Opinion
Weng v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 27, 2010No. 09-1273PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
Jin Weng, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an immigration judge’s (IJ) decision denying her petition for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The IJ and BIA rejected Weng’s claim that she has faced and will likely face religious persecution in China as an adherent of Zun Wang, a banned religion in China. The IJ found Weng was not credible because her testimony was inconsistent with her earlier sworn testimony, determining particularly…
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