Legal Opinion

Heui Soo Kim, A/K/A Zhen Qian Guo v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 19, 2006No. Docket 03-4788-AGPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SACK, Circuit Judge.

Zhen Qian Guo, also known as Heui Soo Kim, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the denial by an immigration judge (“IJ”) of Guo’s application for asylum and withholding of removal. Guo contends that the IJ’s adverse credibility determination is not supported by substantial evidence. We agree, and therefore grant the petition.

BACKGROUND

Guo’s First Asylym Application and First Asylum Hearing

Zhen 1 Qian Guo, using a Korean passport with the name Heui Soo Kim, arrived…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Zhang v. United States Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  2. Felix Hilario Secaida-Rosales v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
  3. Yan Chen v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, 1Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
  4. Nadarjh Ramsameachire v. John Ashcroft, United States Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  5. Moussa Diallo v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  3. Hossain v. GonzalesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  4. Hu Chuan Ning v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  5. Jiang Li v. MukaseyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008

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