Legal Opinion
Feng Ying Zheng v. Alberto Gonzales, 1 Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 28, 2005No. 03-4025PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Feng Ying Zheng, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, claims she fears persecution if removed to China because of the country’s coercive population control policies. Zheng seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeal’s (BIA) final order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under Article III of the Convention Against Torture (CAT). Because we find the BIA erred by failing to consider significant evidence supporting Zheng’s claim, we conclude the denial of relief was not supported…
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