Legal Opinion
Jia Duan Dong v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 6, 2009No. 08-2083PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Jia Duan Dong, a citizen of China, seeks review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the denial of his application for asylum. Dong argues that the BIA erroneously failed to consider whether he qualifies for asylum under section 601(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Pub.L. No. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009-546, which extends refugee status to certain individuals who have been or will be subjected to coercive population control procedures such as involuntary sterilization, or who have been or…
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