Legal Opinion

Xiu Lin v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 2, 2013No. 12-4408, 12-4410Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioners, Xiang Can Lin and Xiu Rong Lin, ask this court to review the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denial of their motion to reopen removal proceedings. Based on changed conditions in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”), they seek asylum. The Lins argue that the BIA abused its discretion in excluding certain documents from its consideration and failing to find that they had demonstrated a well-founded fear of persecution. For the reasons stated below, we DENY the Lins’ petition for review.

I. BACKGROUND

Mr. and Ms. Lin, citizens of the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Jian Hui Shao v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
  2. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. DohertySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. S-Y-GBoard of Immigration Appeals · 2007
  4. COELHOBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1992
  5. Kishin Ramchand Balani v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982

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