Legal Opinion
Pan v. Gonzales
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 7, 2007No. 06-2166PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.
Claiming to be a religious refugee from his native China, the petitioner, Jian Pan, sought asylum, withholding of removal, or protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). An Immigration Judge (IJ), finding that the petitioner’s religious persecution claim lacked both credibility and substance, ordered his removal. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) summarily affirmed this case. The petitioner now seeks judicial review. We deny the petition.
When and how the petitioner arrived in the United States are hotly contested issues. It is clear, however, that…
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