Legal Opinion
Kui Rong Ma v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 15, 2004No. 02-70956PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
Kui Rong Ma, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China (“China”), petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his motion to reconsider or reopen its decision to deny him asylum. In denying the motion to reconsider, the BIA determined that only a spouse in a marriage “legally” registered with the Chinese government can establish past persecution and qualify as a refugee on the basis of his wife’s forced abortion or sterilization. The BIA’s decision in this regard limited In Re Matter of C-Y-Z, 21 I. & N. Dec. 915 (BIA…
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