Legal Opinion
Fen Yong Chen v. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 29, 2006No. Docket 04-5748-AGPublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLER, Circuit Judge.
This petition for review concerns the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) sustaining the government’s appeal of Immigration Judge (“IJ”) Philip L. Morace’s decision granting Petitioner’s request for political asylum. The IJ determined that Petitioner was credible and had satisfied his burden of demonstrating past persecution in light of Petitioner’s wife’s forced abortion in China by family planning officials. See In re Chen, No. A 29 846 062 (Immig. Ct. N.Y. City June 9, 2003). The BIA vacated the IJ’s decision and ordered Petitioner removed to China,…
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