Legal Opinion

Xiaoguang Gu v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 1, 2005No. 02-74417PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEEZER, Circuit Judge.

Xiaoguang Gu, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of Gu’s application for asylum.

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. In view of our highly deferential review of the decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals, we deny the petition.

I

Xiaoguang Gu entered the United States on May 9, 1998 on a business visa. His purported reason for entering the United States, and the reason American consular officials granted him a visa, was “to go on a business…

2Cases cited18 opinions

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  4. Kamla Prasad Meena Kumari Prasad Catherine Sandhya Prasad Micky Sudesh Prasad Ricky Sumit Prasad v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by14 opinions

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