Qin v. Lynch, No. 15-2158 (1st Cir. 2016)
Annotate this CasePetitioner, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, conceded removability and applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. Before the immigration judge (IJ), Petitioner argued that she had suffered past persecution due to her prior attendance and had an objectively well-founded fear of future persecution due to her prior attendance at an underground Christian church in China. The IJ denied Petitioner’s application. The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissed Petitioner’s appeal, concluding that she had not demonstrated a well-founded fear of persecution. The First Circuit denied Petitioner’s petition for review, holding that the BIA’s decision to affirm the IJ’s denial of Petitioner’s asylum application was supported by substantial evidence.
The court issued a subsequent related opinion or order on August 16, 2016.
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