Legal Opinion
Guang Run Yu v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 15, 2004No. 03-3137PublishedCited by 216 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SILER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Guang Run Yu appeals his denial of asylum, arguing that the Immigration Judge (IJ) and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) erred in assessing his credibility. We AFFIRM the BIA.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Yu is a native citizen of China, seeking asylum based on his alleged connection with “Falun Gong” — a movement that blends aspects of Taoism and Buddhism with martial arts meditation. The Chinese Government declared Falun Gong illegal in 1999; the U.S. State Department has since documented reports of imprisonment, “reeducation” in labor camps, torture, and death…
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