Legal Opinion
Yu Zhao v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 2005No. 03-60681PublishedCited by 308 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Yu Zhao, a native of the People’s Republic of China, attempted to enter the United States illegally. At a hearing before an immigration judge (“IJ”), Zhao applied for asylum and withholding of removal. The IJ refused to withhold removal and denied asylum on the ground that Zhao showed neither past persecution nor a well-founded fear of future persecution.
The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA” or “Board”) dismissed Zhao’s appeal. He filed a motion for reconsideration, contending that his fear of future persecution was reasonable and that the IJ should have given…
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