Legal Opinion
Quao Lin Dong v. Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 25, 2011No. 09-2524PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RENDELL, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this appeal is an Immigration Judge’s ruling, affirmed by the Board of Immigration Appeals, that the appellant, Quao Lin Dong, failed to meet her burden of proof in relation to her claim of past persecution set forth in her Application for Asylum and Withholding of Removal. The finding was based on Dong’s failure to secure her husband’s testimony or affidavit explaining a fact contained in his asylum application that was inconsistent with Dong’s claim and testimony. The IJ and the BIA found that corroboration was required and not…
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