Legal Opinion
Jinan Chen v. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 24, 2016No. 15-1789PPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Jinan Chen (“Chen”), a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China (“China”), seeks judicial review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“U’s”) denial of Chen’s application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). For the reasons articulated below, we deny Chen’s petition for review.
I. Background
Chen entered the United States without inspection in December 2009 and was detained shortly after entry. On…
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