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MENGJUN CHEN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
    Nos. 10-3642 (L), 11-1511 (Con).
    United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
    Aug. 15, 2012.
    Gary J. Yerman, New York, NY, for Petitioner.
    Tony West, Assistant Attorney General; Richard M. Evans, Assistant Director; Allen W. Hausman, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
    PRESENT: DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge, JON O. NEWMAN and PIERRE N. LEVAL, Circuit Judges.
   SUMMARY ORDER

Petitioner Mengjun Chen seeks review of: (1) an August 13, 2010, decision of the BIA affirming the January 20, 2009, decision of Immigration Judge (“IJ”) Sandy K. Horn, denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture, In re Mengjun Chen, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Aug. 13, 2010), aff'g No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (Immig. Ct. N.Y. City Jan. 20, 2009); and (2) a March 28, 2011, decision of the BIA denying her motion to reopen, In re Mengjun Chen, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Mar. 28, 2011). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history in this case.

Under the circumstances of this case, we have reviewed both the IJ’s and the BIA’s opinions. See Zaman v. Mukasey, 514 F.3d 233, 237 (2d Cir.2008); see also Yan Chen v. Gonzales, 417 F.3d 268, 271 (2d Cir.2005). The applicable standards of review are well-established. See Jian Hui Shao v. Mukasey, 546 F.3d 138, 157-58, 168-69 (2d Cir.2008).

Chen, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, sought relief from removal based on her claim that she fears persecution because has had more than one child in the United States, which they contend is in violation of China’s population control program. For largely the same reasons as this Court set forth in Jian Hui Shao, 546 F.3d 138, we find no error in the agency’s denial of her application for relief. See id. at 158-72.

Chen’s motion to reopen was based on her claim that she fears persecution in China based on her recent religious conversion. Contrary to Chen’s contention, there is no indication that the BIA applied a standard other than the prima facie standard in denying her motion to reopen. See id. at 168. Furthermore, the BIA did not err in finding that Chen failed to demonstrate her prima facie eligibility for relief based on her religion. See INS v. Abudu, 485 U.S. 94, 104-05, 108 S.Ct. 904, 99 L.Ed.2d 90 (1988); see also Hongsheng Leng v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 135, 143 (2d Cir.2008).

For the foregoing reasons, the petitions for review are DENIED. As we have completed our review, Chen’s motion for a stay of removal in connection with this petition is DENIED as moot. Any pending request for oral argument in this petition is DENIED in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34(a)(2), and Second Circuit Local Rule 34.1(b).