Legal Opinion

Guang Zhao Zhang v. Holder

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 29, 2009No. 08-1489PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SILER, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Guang Zhao Zhang seeks review of the final order of removal of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). He argues that the BIA erred by concluding that he failed to demonstrate a well-founded fear of future persecution for his religious beliefs. For the following reasons, we deny the petition for review.

I. BACKGROUND

Zhang, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, arrived in the United States in 2004 without valid entry…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Aguilar-Solis v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
  2. Nikijuluw v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
  3. Rodriguez-Ramirez v. AshcroftCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
  4. Toloza-Jimenez v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
  5. El-Labaki v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. HANG CHEN v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  2. Chen v. Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
  3. Kurdi v. SessionsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2017

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