Legal Opinion

Yan Xia Zhu v. Mukasey

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 31, 2008No. 06-72967PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge POLLAK; Concurrence by Judge GOULD.

POLLAK, District Judge:

Petitioner Yan Xia Zhu seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming the opinion of the immigration judge (“IJ”) denying petitioner’s applications for relief from removal. The BIA adopted the IJ’s opinion holding that petitioner’s testimony was not credible, and that her testimony, even if believed, did not establish eligibility for asylum. For the reasons given below, we grant her petition for review and remand for further proceedings.

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Petitioner is a 34-year-old native and citizen of…

2Cases cited30 opinions

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  2. Abderrahman Chebchoub v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
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  4. Baljinder Singh SANGHA, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
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