Legal Opinion
Shu Ling Ni and Zhen Fu Cheng v. Board of Immigration Appeals
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 13, 2006No. Docket 04-3391-AG(L), 04-3389-AG(CON)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Per curiam
This consolidated appeal concerns a recurring issue in 21st century immigration law: China’s family planning policy. This case presents a novel variation on this theme because petitioners abandoned their asylum applications and based their sole claim for relief before the Immigration Judge (IJ) from removal on Article III of the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), opened for signature December 10, 1984, S. Treaty Doc. No. 100-20, 1465 U.N.T.S. 85; 8 C.F.R. § 208.16 (2005). This case is unlike most cases involving…
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