Legal Opinion

Yali Wang v. Jefferson Sessions

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 3, 2017No. 14-72469PublishedCited by 115 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

IKUTA, Circuit Judge:

Yali Wang, a citizen and native of China, petitions for review of the denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). After reviewing Wang’s testimony and the evidence in the record, the Immigration Judge (IJ) made an adverse credibility determination and concluded that Wang had not carried her burden of proving eligibility for relief. Because the IJ’s adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence, and because the IJ had no obligation to give Wang an opportunity to…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-ZacariasSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. Jamal Ali Farah v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. Shrestha v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  4. Lydia Garcia-Milian v. Eric Holder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
  5. Rizk v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011

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3Cited by115 opinions

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