Legal Opinion
Hongting Liu v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 2015No. 14-2354PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Hongting Liu, a Chinese citizen in her mid-twenties, petitions for review of the denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal based on religious persecution. Because substantial evidence does not support the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) adverse credibility finding, which was upheld by the Board of Immigration Appeals, we grant the petition and remand for further proceedings.
I. Background
Liu came to the United States on a student visa in May 2011. She did not attend the school designated on her visa and instead took free English classes in Chicago. Ten…
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