Ren v. Holder

648 F.3d 1079 (2011)

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Ren v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
648 F.3d 1079 (2011)

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Facts

Yaogang Ren (plaintiff) came to the United States (defendant) on a nonimmigrant visa and petitioned for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The basis of Ren’s claim was that he had become a Christian while in China and had been persecuted by the state for his religious beliefs. Ren claimed to have been arrested, detained for multiple days, interrogated, beaten, and otherwise abused by police officials in China prior to fleeing the country. During the immigration proceedings, there were some inconsistencies between Ren’s written statements and his verbal testimony before the immigration judge regarding specific dates on which some events occurred. The immigration judge issued a five-month continuance for Ren to provide corroborating evidence, including a bail receipt for his release from detention in China and a letter from his pastor and a baptismal certificate in the United States. After Ren failed to provide this evidence, the immigration judge held that Ren’s testimony was not credible, based on the inconsistencies and because the judge found his knowledge of Christianity to be insufficient, and denied his petition. The Board of Immigration Appeals upheld the decision, and Ren’s appeal came before the Ninth Circuit court of appeals.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Reinhardt, J.)

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