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XUE QING LIN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
    No. 09-3510-ag.
    United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
    Aug. 9, 2010.
    
      Norman Kwai Wing Wong, New York, NY, For petitioner.
    Tony West, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division; Shelley R. Goad, Assistant Director; Kristin A. Moresi, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
    PRESENT: JOSÉ A. CABRANES, DEBRA ANN LIVINGSTON and DENNY CHIN, Circuit Judges.
   SUMMARY ORDER

Petitioner Xue Qing Lin, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, seeks review of the July 24, 2009, order of the BIA, affirming the November 9, 2007 decision of Immigration Judge (“IJ”) Vivienne E. Gordon-Uruakpa, which denied her motion to reconsider, and denying her motion to remand. In re Xue Qing Lin, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. July 24, 2009), aff'g No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (Immig. Ct. N.Y. City Nov. 9, 2007). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history of the case.

I. Motion to Reconsider

We review the agency’s denial of a motion to reconsider for abuse of discretion. See Kaur v. BIA, 413 F.3d 232, 233 (2d Cir.2005) (per curiam). Here, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in affirming the IJ’s denial of Lin’s motion to reconsider because the IJ’s underlying decision contained no errors of fact or law. See 8 C.F.R. § 1003.2(b)(1). In denying Lin’s claim for relief based on the birth of her children in the United States, the IJ properly relied on the 2007 State Department Profile of Asylum Claims and Country Conditions to find that “children born abroad if not registered as permanent residents in China are not considered as permanent residents of China and, therefore, are not considered against the number of children allowed under China’s family planning laws,” IJ Oral Decision, Aug. 21, 2007, at 9. See Tu Lin v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 395, 400 (2d Cir.2006) (noting that State Department reports are probative). Moreover, we have previously reviewed the agency’s analysis of documents similar to the ones Lin submitted and concluded that the agency did not err in finding that they do not demonstrate an alien’s prima facie eligibility for asylum, i.e., a well-founded fear of forced abortion or sterilization. See Jian Hui Shao v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 138, 158-73 (2d Cir.2008); see also Wei Guang Wang v. BIA, 437 F.3d 270, 274-76 (2d Cir.2006). Contrary to Lin’s arguments, a reasonable fact-finder would not be compelled to conclude that the IJ ignored any material evidence that she submitted. See Xiao Ji Chen v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 471 F.3d 315, 337 n. 17 (2d Cir.2006). Accordingly, the BIA did not abuse its discretion in affirming the IJ’s denial of Lin’s motion to reconsider. Kaur, 413 F.3d at 233.

II. Motion to Remand

We also review the denial of a motion to remand for abuse of discretion. See Li Yong Cao v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 421 F.3d 149, 156-57 (2d Cir.2005). The BIA did not abuse its discretion in finding that Lin failed to demonstrate that her practice of Christianity established her prima facie eligibility for asylum because she failed to provide any evidence indicating that the Chinese government is aware or is likely to become aware of her religious practice. See Hongsheng Leng v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 135, 143 (2d Cir.2008) (per curiam). Furthermore, she failed to demonstrate a pattern or practice of persecution of a group of persons similarly situated to her. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 208.13(b)(2), 208.16(b)(2)(iii); Mufied v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 88, 91 (2d Cir.2007). Accordingly, the BIA acted within its discretion in denying Lin’s motion to remand. Kaur, 413 F.3d at 233.

For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED. As we have completed our review, any stay of removal that the Court previously granted in this petition is VACATED, and any pending motion for a stay of removal in this petition is DISMISSED as moot. Any pending request for oral argument in these petitions is DENIED in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34(a)(2), and Second Circuit Local Rule 34.1(b).