Pursuant to 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that thi s opinion should not * be publishe d and is not precedent except under the limited circu mstance s set forth in 5 T H C IR . R. 47.5 .4. 

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rem oval an d p rot ect i on un der t h e C on ven t i on A gai nstTor t ure (“ C A T”) by t he B oar d of I m m i gr at i on A ppeal s ( “ B IA” ) . X i ao al l eges t h at he w i l lb e for ced t o u n dergo a st eril i zati on procedu re upon hi s r et u rn t o Chi na be cau se he fat he r e d t w o c hi l dr e n i n t he U ni t e d St at e s , a nd t hus t he BI A er r e d i n de nyi ng hi s a ppli c at i o n. United States Court of App eals Fifth Circuit 

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r em oval a n d p r o te c tio n u n d e r C A T u n d e rth e s u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e te s t. Zam ora- Morel v . I NS , 9 0 5 F. 2 d 83 3 , 83 8 ( 5 t h C i r . 1 9 9 0 ) . Un d e rt h a ts t a n d a r do f r e v i e w, reversali s i m proper u n l ess w e deci de “not on l y t h at th e evi den ce s u pp ort s a co n t rary concl u si on , bu tal so t h at th e evi den ce co mp els i t. ” Zhao v . G o nzales , 404 F. 3d 295, 306 ( 5t h C i r . 2005) (c i t i ng I NS v . El i as - Zac ar i as , 502 U . S. 478, 481 n .1 (1 9 9 2 )). U n d e r8 U .S .C . § 1 2 3 1 (b )(3 ) (B )(i), X ia o is e n tit le dto w ith h o ld in gh is r e m o va lif

he c an pr o ve t hathi s l i fe o rf r e e do m w o ul d b e t hr e at e ne d i n Chi na bec ause of hi s r ac e, r el i gi on, nat i onal i t y, m em ber shi p i n a par t i c ul ar soci al gr ou p , or p oliti ca lop i n i on . U n d e r8 C . F . R . § 12 0 8 . 1 6 (b)( 2 ), X i a o is en ti tl ed to pr o t e c t i o n und e rCA T i f he c an e s t ab l i s h t hatiti s m o r e l i ke l y t han no tt hathe w i l lbe per se c ut ed i n C hi na on a ccou ntof hi s r ac e, r el i gi on, nat i onal i t y, m e m be r s hi p i n apa r t i c ul ars o c i alg r o up, o rpo l i t i c alo pi ni o n. I n t hi s c as e, Xi ao of fer ed no suppor tf

orhi s as se r t i on t hathe w oul d be f o r c ibly s t e r i l i z e d up o n r e t ur ni ng t o Chi na. The r e po r tb y t he U . S. D e pa r t m e nt of St at e e nt i t l ed “ C hi na: Pro f i l e of A sy l um C l ai m s and C ount r y Condi t i ons ” t hat Xi ao o f fe r e d i nt o e vi de nc e hi ghli ght s t he g e ne r alpo pul at i o n a n df am i l y pl anni ng l aw s i n C hi na, butas t he Popul at i on and Fam i l y Pl anni ng R egul at i ons of Fuj i an Pr o vi nc e no t e , t he pe nalt y f o rno tm e e t i ng t he po pul at i o n a nd fam i l y pl anni ng r e g u la tio n s is as o c ia l m a in te n a n c e fe e , n o t s te r iliz a tio n . S ee A dm i n i strative R eco r d (A . R . ) at353–56 . Xi ao’ s t es t i m ony be f or e t he I m m i gr at i on Judge e s t ab l i s he s Xi ao ’ s fe ari n r e t ur ni ng t o Chi na, b uthi s t e s t i m o ny pr o vi de s no evi denc e thathi s l i fe o rf r ee dom w oul d be t hre at ened upon hi s r et urn t o Ch i na. S ee A . R . 160–78 . B as ed on t he i nsuf f i c i entevi denc e pre se nt ed by X i ao, i ti s c l ear t hatt he B IAdi d noter ri n denyi ng X i ao’ s appl i c at i on f orw i t hhol di ng of

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