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Wenxiu Zhang v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 15, 2006
202 F. App'x 178 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted August 17, 2006.

This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

William Kiang, San Gabriel, CA, for Petitioner.

Regional Counsel, Western Region Immigration & Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Jennifer A. Parker, Anthony W. Norwood, Esq., DOJ--U.S. Department of Justice Civil Div./Office of Immigration Lit., Washington, DC, for Respondent.


On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. INS No. A95-177-055.

Page 179.

Before: KOZINSKI, O'SCANNLAIN and BYBEE, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

"[A]dministrative findings of fact are conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary." 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B). The Immigration Judge ("IJ") found that Zhang wasn't entitled to withholding of removal because she had not proven that she would be sterilized upon return to China. The record contains evidence that many couples returning to China with more than one child are subject to fines rather than sterilization, and Zhang doesn't claim that she will be singled out for sterilization. The record would not compel a reasonable adjudicator to find that Zhang is more likely to be sterilized than not. We must therefore accept the IJ's finding as conclusive. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B).

PETITION DENIED.


Summaries of

Wenxiu Zhang v. Gonzales

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 15, 2006
202 F. App'x 178 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Wenxiu Zhang v. Gonzales

Case Details

Full title:WENXIU ZHANG, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 15, 2006

Citations

202 F. App'x 178 (9th Cir. 2006)