Legal Opinion
Chong Chow v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 18, 2012No. 11-3786Unpublished
1Per curiam
Chong Chow, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, petitions for review of an order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the decision of an immigration judge (IJ) who denied his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and request for relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).
Chow illegally entered the United States in 1993 and filed an asylum application under the name of Jian Zhou. Chow initially claimed that he had been confined and tortured by Chinese authorities because of his public opposition to China’s family planning policy. When he…
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- Khalili v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
- Ferdinand Liti v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
- Elzbieta Klawitter v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Ganna Romanivna Dorosh v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
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