Legal Opinion
Yi Chen v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 18, 2013No. 12-1623PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Yi Xian Chen illegally entered the United States in 2006. Shortly thereafter, his wife gave birth to the couple’s second child in China. Chinese authorities then forcibly sterilized her. In the United States, Chen filed for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture, arguing that he suffered persecution when he learned that his wife had been forcibly sterilized. The Department of Homeland Security sought to remove Chen to China. While his removal proceedings were pending, Chen began practicing Falun Gong, and then supplemented his…
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