Feng Gui Lin v. Holder

RAWLINSON, Circuit Judge:

This case requires us to address a series of motions to reopen seeking to file successive asylum petitions on the theory that China’s family planning policies have become more stringent since the time of the original removal proceedings. Feng Gui Lin (Lin), the petitioner in this case, specifically asserts that because she now has children, she fears that she will be forcibly sterilized if returned to China. We are unpersuaded that the sterilization policies in China have changed to the degree that relief is warranted. We deny Lin’s petition.

I. BACKGROUND

Lin is a…