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Li Fang Zhu v. Attorney General of the United States

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 3, 2009No. 08-3084Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Petitioner Li Fang Zhu, a native and citizen of the Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China, entered the United States without possessing a valid visa, identity, or entry document in 2005, and was placed in removal proceedings for that reason. Subsequently, she applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Zhu claims that her village’s family planning committee forced her to have an abortion in early 2004 because she was pregnant and unmarried. She also claims that she started practicing Falun Gong shortly after her abortion.…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-FonsecaSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  2. Mohamed Abdille v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2001
  3. Tengiz Sevoian v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
  4. Zhen Hua Li v. Attorney General of the United States Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  5. Celso Chavarria v. Alberto Gonzalez, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006

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