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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Jun e 6 , 20 11 ) Befo re WILSON andMARTIN, Ci rcu itJu dg es , andKRAVITCH, Sen io r Ju dg e. PER CURI AM:HuaQian Zhan g app eal s t he BIA’s or de r de nyin g h er m ot io n t o re op enhe r

rem ov al pro ceed in gs forun ti m el in es s. Zh an g a rg ue s t ha t the BIA ab us edit s di sc ret io n b ecau se he r ev id en ce s ho wedch an ge d c ou nt ry co nd it io ns inCh in a. Zha ng ackno wled ge s t ha t the BIA p ro pe rly con si de redth e g en eral co nd it io ns in Ch in a fo r m em

be rs of t he Ch in a Dem oc racy Party (“ CDP”) . She in si st s, h owe ve r, th atbe cau se sh e sh owe d t he li ke li ho odof p ers ecu ti on if s he were t o re turnto Ch in a, th e BIA s ho ul d h av e g ran te d h er m ot io n t o re op enon th e b as is of c hang ed co un try con di ti on s. An al ie n s ub

ject t o afin al ord er o f rem ov al m us t m ov e to reo pe n t he pr oc eed in gs “ withi n 9 0 d ay s o f th e d at e o n wh ic h t he rem ov al ord er b ecame fin al .” Zh an g v . U.S. Att ’y Gen
. , 57 2 F .3d13 16 , 13 19 (11 th Cir . 20 09 ) (p er cu ria m). The 90 -d ay ti m e li m itdo es no t ap pl y if t he ali encande m on st rat e “ ch an ge d c ou nt ry co nd it io ns ” in th e co un try of n at io na li ty. Id
. “ An al ie n c anno t ci rcu m ve ntth e requi rem en t o f ch an ge d c ou nt ry co nd it io ns by dem on strat in g o nl y a ch an ge inhe r pe rs on al cir cu m st an ces .” Id
. The BIA d idno t ab us e it s d is cret io n i n d en y in g Zh an g’s m ot io n t o re op en as un ti m el y . Zhan g fi le d h er m ot io n m or e th anfiv e y ears aft er the fin al ord er o f he r rem ov al be cam e fi na l, an d s he di d n otpre se ntev id en ce o f ch an ge d c ou nt ry co nd it io ns in Ch in a. Zhan g’s o rd er b ecame fin al on Aug us t 6 , 20 04 , andZhan g 2joi ne d t he CDP in May 200 9. Th e 2 00 2 C ou nt ry Rep ort s ta te d t ha t the Ch in es e go ve rn m en t’s ca m

pa ig n a ga in stth e CDP b eg anin19 98 , andby 200 2, the go ve rn m en t was arre st in g C DP m em be rs an d l ead ers . Pol it ic al di ss id en ts were al read y be in g p la cedinan ka ng in st itut io ns , andth ere was su rv ei ll an ce o f po li ti cal di ss id en ts . The 2 00 8 C ou nt ry Rep ort d es cri be d s im il ar co nd it io ns forCDP m em be rs , in cl ud in g a rres ts , in carc erat io n i n a nk an g i ns ti tu ti on s, an d s urve il la nc e by the Ch in es e g ov ern m en t. Do ng xi ng Liu , th e CDP Ch ai rm an , subm it te d alet te r st at in g t ha t CDP m em

be rs ha ve be enarres te d s in ce 1 99 8 a ndth atth e Ch in es e go ve rn m en t d ecl aredth e CDP a “ ho st il e o rg an iz at io n” in20 02 . Bas edon th is ev id en ce, the BIA d idno t ab us e it s d is cret io n i n fi nd in g t ha t th e co un try con di ti on s h adno t ch an ge d i n C hi nasi nc e Zha ng ’s ord er o f rem ov al be cam e fi na l. Se e id . Zhan g’s re cen t m em be rs hi p i n t he CDP an d t he ass oc ia te d gr eat er ri skof a rres t i s a c ha ng edpe rs on al cir cu m st an ce, n ota ch an ge d c ou nt ry co nd it io n. Se e id
. (ex pl ai ni ng th atwhi le th e b irt h o f ad di ti on al ch il dr enwou ldbe ch an ge d p ers on al cir cu m st an ces , th e m or e st rin ge nten fo rcem en t o f Ch in a’s on e-ch il d p ol ic y

wou ldbe ch an ge d c ou nt ry co nd it io ns ). Zha ng ha s n otsh own th at th e Ch in es e g ov ern m en t treat s C DP m em be rs an y di ffer en tl y

to day th anitdi d whe n the BIA affi rm edhe r or de r of rem ov al in20 04 . Andth e BIA d idno t m is co ns tru e o r di sc ou ntth e ev id en ce—th e BIA ex pr es sl y co ns id eredth e 2 00 2 a nd 320 08 Co un try Repo rts , Liu ’s let te r, an d t he en ve lo pe s Zh an g s ub m it te d.

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Zhan g’s p et it io n fo r rev ie w. PETI TI ON DENI ED.

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