FI L ED U.S. COURT OF APPEAL S EL EVENTHCI RCUI T APRI L4, 2012 J OHN L EY CL ERK [DO N OT PUBLISH] IN THE UN ITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELE VENTH CIRCUIT

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Agen cy No. A0 99 -9 36 -3 86 XING CHEN, YU CHAI LIN, Pet it io ne rs , ve rs us U.S. ATTO RNEY GENERAL, Res po nd en t.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ Pet it io n fo r Rev ie w of aDeci si on of t he Bo ardof I m

m ig rat io n Ap pe al s

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ (Ap ril 4, 2 01 2) Befo re BARKETT, HULL andANDERSON, Circu itJu dg es . PER CURI AM: Xin g C he n andYu Ch ai Lin , nat iv es an d c it iz en s o f Ch in a, se ekrev ie w of th e Bo ardof I m

mig rat io n Ap pe al s’s (“ BIA”) ord er d en y in g t he ir m ot io n t o re op enth ei r pr oc eed in gs fol lo win g t he Im m ig rat io n J ud ge ’s (“ IJ ”) d en ia l o f as y lu m pu rs ua ntto th e Imm ig rat io n a ndNati on al it y Act (“ INA”) § 20 8( a), 8 U.S.C. § 1 15 8( a), an d wi th ho ld in g o f rem ov al un de r INA § 2 41 (b )(3 ), 8 U.S.C. § 1 23 1( b) (3 ). Afte r rev ie w, we affi rm . I. BACK GROUND A. Asy lu m Appli ca tio ns On J anua ry

5, 1 99 9, Ch enen te redth e Uni te d S ta te s atth e Can ad ia n b or de r. In20 00 , Linen te redth e Uni te d S ta te s. In Octo be r 20 06 , Che n m arri edLin , and th ei r fi rs t s on , Kevi n, was bo rnon Sep te m be r 1, 2 00 6. Lin so on be cam e p reg na nt with t he co up le ’s sec on d c hi ld . InMarc h 2 00 7, Ch enan d Li n app li edforasylu m . In h is ap pl ic at io n, Ch en st at edth athe fear edreturni ng to Ch in a b ecau se th e Ch in es e g ov ern m en t wo ul d fo rce Li n t o abo rt the ir s eco ndch il d. If t he y returne d t o C hi naaft er the ir s eco nd ch il d was bo rn , th ey

wou ldbe fin edan d e it he r Ch enor Li n wo ul d b e fo rci bl y st eri li zedby the go ve rn m en t. Inhe r ap pl ic at io n, Li n l ik ewis e so ug htasylu m ba se d o n p ol it ic al op in io n b ecau se sh e fearedbe in g fo rcedto ab ort h er s eco nd ch il d o r be in g fo rci bl y

st eri li zedby the go ve rn m en t. Insupp ort o f th ei r ap pl ic at io ns , Che n a ndLinsubm it te d m an y ne ws arti cl es an d t ran sc rip ts of c on gr es si on al he ari ng s re ga rd in g C hi na ’s on e-ch il d p ol ic y ; 2affi da vi ts fro m ot he r Ch in es e ci ti zen s wh o h adbe enfor ci bl y st eri li zed ; fi ne sc he du le s fo r vi ol at in g t he on e-ch il d p ol ic y invario us reg io ns ; ce rti fic at es fro m a nu m be r of vi ll ag es inCh in a in di cat in g t ha t the ir f am il y pl anni ng po li ci es requi red in se rti on of an i nt rau te rin e d ev ic e aft er o ne ch il d a ndst eri li zat io n o f on e p aren t aft er a s eco ndch il d; let te rs an d i de nt ifi cat io n d oc um en ts fro m fam il y an d fr ie nd s reg ard in g fo rcedst eri li zat io ns inCh in a; an d p ers on al do cu m en ts su ch as b irt h cert ifi cat es , tra ve l d oc um en ts , pas sp orts , andfam il y ph ot os . The y als o s ub m it te d s ev eral Sta te Depa rtment r ep orts on Ch in a an d i ts hu m an -ri gh ts pra ct ic es , in cl ud in g o ne rep ort t it le d, “ Ch in a: Pro fil e o f Asylum Cl ai m s an d C ou nt ry

Co nd it io ns ” (“ 20 07 Pro fil e”). Th e 2 00 7 P ro fil e st at edth at Ch in a’s bi rth pl an ni ng po li ci es ret ai ne d “ hars hl y co erci ve ele m en ts .” Altho ug h th e cen tra l g ov ern m en t p ro hi bi te d p hysic al co erci on to un de rg o s te ril iz at io n, the re were “ co nt inui ng rep orts of p hysic al co erci onto m eetbi rth tar ge ts inso m e are as .” Fu rth er, “ U.S. off

ic ia ls inCh in a are no t awa re o f th e al le ge d o ffi ci al po li cy , at the na ti on al or p ro vi nc ia l l ev el s, m an da ti ng th e st eri li zat io n o f on e p artne r of co up le s th atha ve gi ve n b irth t o t wo ch il dr en , at l eas t o ne of wh om was b orn abr oa d.” Acco rd in g t o t he 20 07 Pro fil e, th e Fu jian Pro vi nc ia l Bi rth Pla nn in g C omm it te e (“ FPBP C”) c la im edth ere wer e n o fo rcedst eri li zat io ns inth e p ro vi nc e withi n t he la stten y ears , bu t i t was “ im po ss ib le to co nf

irm th is cla im , and , in20 06 , 3rep orte dl y , th ere wer e fo rcedst eri li zat io ns inFu jian .” Fin al ly, th e 2 00 7 P ro fil e no te d t ha t d oc um en ts fro m Ch in a, an d p art ic ul arl y

fro m Fu jian Pro vi nc e, were

“ subjec t t o wi de sp readfab ric at io n a ndfrau d.” At the m eri ts he ari ng , Lintes ti fie d t ha t s he was b orn i n Kef u Vi ll ag e, Tan TouTown , Fuji anPro vi nc e, Ch in a. Linfil edfor asylu m in20 07 be cau se sh e h ad vi ol at edCh in a’s on e-ch il d p ol ic y by hav in g t wo ch il dr en . She an d h er h us ba nd cam e fro m

ag ric ul tu ral fam il ie s. If t he y returne d t o C hi na , th ey

wou ldli ve with he r hu sb an d’s fa m il y

inKuei Qi Vil la ge , Ma Wei Dis tri ct , inFu jian Pro vi nc e an d wou ldreg is te r th ei r ch il dr eninth e h ou se ho ldreg is try sy st em . If th ey di d n ot reg is te r th e ch il dr en , th ey wou ldpa y

a fi ne an d fa ce cr im in al ch arg es . Lin l earn ed ab ou t Ch in a’s on e-ch il d p ol ic y be cau se so m e o f he r rel at iv es an d s om e o f Ch en ’s rel at iv es were s te ril iz ed . Lin t es ti fie d t ha t, i f sh e an d h er fa m il y returne d t o C hi na , ei th er Lin or C he n wo ul d b e fo rci bl y st eri li zedan d t he y

wou ldbe arre st edif t he y di d n otpa y

th e fi ne forha vi ng a se co ndch il d. Lin di d n otwantto be st eri li zed . B. IJ ’s an d BI A’s Dec is io ns The IJ d en ie d C he n’s an d Li n’s as y lu m ap pl ic at io ns . After c on si de rin g t he ba ck gr ou ndev id en ce an d Li n’s t es ti m on y , th e IJ de te rm in edth atCh enan d Li n ha d n otpro vi de d s uf

fic ie ntev id en ce t o s ho w th atth ey ha d awell -fo un de d fe ar o f fu tu re p ers ecu ti on . The IJ co ns id eredth e 2 00 7 P ro fil e, no ti ng th atitco ntrad ic te d 4so m e o f Ch en ’s andLin ’s ass ert io ns . For e xa m pl e, al th ou gh lo cal en fo rcem en t an d re gu la ti on s v ari ed , th e p ol ic ie s wer e m or e stric tl y adhe redto incit ie s t ha n i n ru ral area s, an d C he n a ndLinwere fro m a ru ral area . The IJ als o c it edto th e 2 00 7 Pro fil e in co nc lu di ng th atfor cedst eri li zat io ns an d fo rcedab orti on s wer e pr oh ib it ed , andacco rd in g t o t he FPBP C, th ere h adno t b een a fo rcedst eri li zat io n in Fu jianPro vi nc e in th e p as t t eny ears . The IJfou ndth e St at e Dep art m en t re po rts m or e p ers ua si ve th anth e ev id en ce Ch enan d Li n p ro vi de d. Acco rd in gl y , th e IJ de ni edasylu m

an d wi th ho ld in g o f rem ov al an d o rd eredCh enan d Li n re m ov edto Ch in a. Ch enan d Li n app eal edto th e BIA, wh ic h d is m is se d the ap pe al . The BI A co nc lu de d t ha t the IJ p ro pe rly con si de redth e ev id en ce, as sh ownby the “ le ng th y di sc us si on of t he ev id en ce i n h is de ci si on .” The B IA ag reedwith t he IJ t ha t Ch en an d Li n h adno t s ho wn t ha t the y were el ig ib le forasylu m be cau se th ey

di d n ot sh ow tha t the on e-ch il d p ol ic y was b ei ng en fo rcedinth ei r ho m e reg io n “ or th at su ch en fo rcem en t ef

fo rts wou ldgi ve ris e to a well -fo un de d fe ar o f fu tu re pe rs ecu ti on du e to a vi ol at io n.” The B IA co ns id eredCh en ’s andLin ’s ev id en ce— in cl ud in g t wo o f th e v il la ge rs ’ co m m it te e certi fic at es , as wel l as th e ev id en ce d is cu ss edinth e BIA’s p ub li sh edcas es —d et erm in in g t ha t the re was “ no un ifo rm po li cy reg ard in g t he im

pl em en ta ti on of the po pu la ti on co nt ro l l aw wit h

5res pe ctto ch il dr enbo rnou ts id e o f Ch in a.” The BIA al so affi rm edth e IJ ’s

co nc lu si on th at“ whi le so m e in di vi du al s m ay be subjec t t o e co no m ic pe na lt ie s o r sa nc ti on s fo r su chbi rth s, the [ev id en ce i n t hi s ca se di d] no t es tabl is h p en al ti es or sa nc ti on s ri si ng to th e le ve l o f pe rs ecu ti on .” Ch enan d Li n p et it io ne d fo r rev ie w. Denying th e p et it io n, thi s C ou rt h el d th atsubs ta nt ia l ev id en ce s up po rte d t he IJ’s an d B IA’s de te rm in at io n t ha t Ch enan d Lindi d n otha ve anob

jecti ve ly reaso nabl e wel l-f ou nd edfearof f

or ced st eri li zat io n o r pe rs ecu to ry fin es . Che n v . U.S. Att’y Gen., 4 26 F. App ’x 71 7 (1 1t h C ir. 2 01 1) . C. Moti on to Re op en On Dec em

be r 23 , 20 10 , whi le th ei r pe ti ti onwas p en di ng be fo re thi s C ou rt, Ch enan d Li n t im el y

m ov edbe fo re the BIA to reo pe n t he pro ceed in gs to subm it ne w evi de nc e o n t he ir o ne -ch il d- po li cy cla im an d t o p res en t a n ew cl ai m forrel ie f ba se d o n Li n’s p ract ic e o f Fal un Gon g. Th ey reque st edth atth e cas e b e rem an de d to anIJ f or reco ns id erat io n. Insupp ort o f th ei r m ot io n, Ch enan d Li n s ub m it te d a n a ffi da vi t i n wh ic h Li n at te st edth at , inMarc h 2 01 0, Li n b eg anpra ct ic in g F al un Gon g due to he r he al th . Linalwa y s fe ltti redaft er l on g h ou rs of wo rk in g i n ares taur an t an d h adleg pa in du e to st an di ng all da y

at wo rk . Lin m os tl y

pra ct ic edFal un Gon g a t h om e, bu t 6so m et im es sh e p ract ic edat t he pa rk“ to ge t a b et te r res ul t.” Afte r ha vi ng pra ct ic ed

Fal un Gon g fo r a few m on th s, Li n fe ltles s t ire d, s uf fere d l es s p ai n i n h er l eg s, an d de ci de d t o c on ti nu e p ract ic in g F al un Gon g i n t he futur e. Linatt es te d tha t s he wou ldbe de ta in ed , bea te n, i nt erro ga te d, an d fi ne d b y th e Ch in es e g ov ern m en t, whi chpro hi bi te d t he pra ct ic e o f Fal unGon g. Linan d C he n a ls o fe aredth aton e o f th em wou ldbe st eri li zedif t he y returne d t o C hi na , bec au se th ey ha d t wo ch il dr en (al th ou gh bo th ch il dr enwere b orn i n t he Uni te d S ta te s) . They fear edbe in g fi ne d fo r th ei r se co ndch il d. Be cau se th ey ha d n o m ean s t o p ay

a fi ne , th ey

fear edth ei r ho m e wou ldbe de st ro y edor t he y wou ldface ot he r se ve re p un is hm en t. Ch enan d Li n a ls o s ub mit te d, i nt er al ia : (1 ) th e St at e Dep art m en t’s

“ In te rn at io na l Re li gi ou s Fr eed om Rep ort 2 00 7,” whi chst at edth atth e Ch in es e go ve rn m en t d es ig na te d F al un Gon g a s a “ cu lt ” an d re pr es se d t he pra ct ic e o f Fal un Gon g t hr ou gh arre st , det en ti on , im pr is on m en t, an d s om et im es to rtu re an d abu se , al th ou gh lea de rs typic al ly recei ve d h ars he r pu ni sh m en t than p ract it io ne rs ; (2 ) se ve ral ne ws arti cl es , a bo okch ap te r, an d a20 06 co ng res si on al rep ort o n F al un Gon g; (3) a rev ie w andev al ua ti on of t he 20 07 Pro fil e b y Dr. Flo ra Sapi o, a g ue st le ctur er o f Co nt em

po rary Chi ne se Stu di es at aGerm anun iv ers it y , whi chrev ie w pu rp orte d t o a ss es s t he th or ou gh ne ss , accu racy, andrel iabi li ty of th e 2 00 7 P ro fil e th atCh enan d Li n s ub m it te d wi th th ei r or ig in al asylu m ap pl ic at io n; (4) do cum en ts 7fro m

a he ari ng be fo re Co ng res s’s To m Lant os Hum anRig ht s C omm is si on(“ Tom Lan to s C omm is si on Rep ort” ) in Nov em be r 20 09 , du rin g wh ic h s ev eral or ga ni zat io ns an d wi tn es se s p ro vi de d t es ti m on y reg ard in g 1 6 c as es of c oe rci ve fam il y pl an ni ng , su chas C hi ne se off ic ia ls for ci ng wom ento ha ve ab orti on s an d ev enfor ci bl y

in du ci ng lab oran d k il li ng th e b ab y up on de li ve ry ; (5 ) a p orti on of th e 2 00 9 An nu al Rep ort o f th e Co ng res si on al -Exe cu ti ve Co m m is si on on Ch in a (“ 20 09 Co ng res si on al -Exe cu ti ve Co m m is si on Rep ort” ), whi ch in di cat edth at Ch in a “ co nt in ue d” to en fo rce apo li cy th atin te rfer edwith wo m en ’s rep ro du ct iv e rig ht s, tha t fo rcedab orti on was a n “ of fic ia l p ol ic y

in st ru m en t” inFu

jian Pro vi nc e, an d t ha t, i n F eb ru ary 20 09 , off ic ia ls withi n F uji anPro vi nc e in it ia te d afiv e-wee k cam pa ig n o f he ig ht en eden fo rcem en t, u si ng for cedab orti on s; (6) a co py of Zhe ng v. Ho ld er, 3 61 F. App ’x 18 4 (2 d C ir. 2 01 0) , an u np ub li sh edSeco ndCir cu it de ci si on in vo lv in g a n a sylum cla im fora Ch in es e p et it io ne r th at , li ke Ch enan d Lin , als o g av e b irt h t o two ch il dr enwhi le inth e Uni te d S ta te s; (7) anaffi da vi t fro m Ren zu n Yu an , a res id en t o f Qin ch ua n Vi ll ag e in Fu jian , who st at edth at , up on hi s re tu rnto Ch in a in 20 08 , he was for ci bl y st eri li zedbe cau se he ha d two Am eri can -b orn c hi ld ren ; an d (8 ) fi ve ne ws arti cl es publ is he d i n 2 00 9 a nd20 10 do cu m en ti ng st eri li zat io n c am pa ig ns inGuan gd on g P ro vi nc e, du rin g wh ic h

8go ve rn m en t o ffi ci al s d et ai ne d e ld erl y rel at iv es to pe rs ua de th ei r fam il y m em be rs to be st eri li zed . The BIA d en ie d t he m ot io n t o re op en . As to Ch en ’s andLin ’s ren ewed 1 cl ai m of p ers ecu ti onun de r Ch in a’s on e-ch il d p ol ic y , th e BIA d et erm in edth atth e m ajor it y of t he ir e vi de nc e was ne w andpre vi ou sl y un av ai labl e. Howev er, the BIA de te rm in edth atth e ev id en ce was in su ffi ci en t t o e st ab li sh Ch en ’s andLin ’s pri m a faci e el ig ib il it y

for asylu m . The BI A con si de redDr. Sap io ’s cri ti qu e o f th e 2 00 7 Pro fil e, bu t g av e m or e wei gh t t o t he rel iabi li ty of th e Pro fil e b ecau se Dr. Sap io ’s art ic le was n otba se d o n p ers on al kn owl ed ge , on ly con jectu redreg ard in g t he m ot iv at io ns of t he Sta te Department, a ndsp ecu la ti ve ly chal le ng edth e v al id it y of th e St at e Dep art m en t’s s ou rces . The BI A no te d t ha t (1 ) in th ei r in it ia l ap pl ic at io n Ch enan d Li n re li edon th e 2 00 7 P ro fil e an d (2 ) th ey ha d wai ve d a n o pp ortu ni ty to ob ject t o t he us e o f th e 2 00 7 P ro fil e atth e m eri ts he ari ng be fo re the IJ. Th e BIA al so de te rm in edth atDr. Sap io ’s rep ort ex hi bi te d a n u nf av or ab le bi as ag ai ns t the St at e Dep art m en t an d o th er g ov ern m en t ag en ci es . As t o t he Tom

Lant os Co m

m is si on Rep ort, al th ou gh itco nt ai ne d a ne cd ot al ev id en ce, thi s ev id en ce d idno t co nv in ce the BIA th atitha d “ erre d i n fi nd in g t ha t

The B IA issued two sepa

rate order s on the motion to reopen, one f or Chen and one for 1 L in, although the textof ea ch orde r is materia lly the same. 9th ere [ was ] no co un try-wid e cam pa ig n b y Ch in es e au th or it ie s t o fo rci bl y st eri li ze pa ren ts returni ng to Ch in a wit h asec on d c hi ldbo rnab ro ad .” As t o t he 20 09 Co ng res si on al -Exe cu ti ve Co m m is si on Rep ort, the BIA n ot edth atCh enan d Li n subm it te d o nl y

10 pa ge s o f th e 3 00 -p ag e rep ort an d t ha t the subm it te d p orti on of th e rep ort d is cu ss edoc cu rren ces ina pr ov in ce o th er tha n F uji an , wher e Ch enan d Linwou ldreturn. The BIA al so fou ndth atth e Sec on d C irc ui t u np ub li sh edde ci si on , cit edin th e m ot io n t o re op en , hadno pre ced en ti al va lu e, an d, fu rth er, was di st in gu is habl e on th e fac ts . As to th e aff id av itfro m

Yuan , th e BIA n ot edth atth e aff id av itwas no t n ot ari zed , su ch th atth e BIA co ul d n otbe cert ai n o f Yua n’s i de nt it y or the rel iabi li ty of th e aff

id av it . Furt he r, th e BIA n ot edth atth e aff id av itm ay

ha ve be en pr ep aredforth e p ur

po se s o f li ti ga ti on , andth atCh enan d Li n d idno t ex pl ai n h ow th ey cam e in to po ss es si on of Yu an ’s affi da vi t. The BIA al so de te rm in edth atth e subm it te d n ews art ic le s d idno t d is cu ss co nd it io ns inFu jianPro vi nc e, su ch th at th e art ic le s d idno t s up po rt C he n a ndLin ’s cla im . Thu s, the BIA d et erm in edth at Ch en ’s andLin ’s new ev id en ce d idno t es tabl is h g ro un ds to reo pe n t he ir c as e. As t o Li n’s cl ai m

ba se d o n h er rec en t co m m it m en t t o F al un Gon g, the BIA co nc lu de d t ha t Li n h adno t s ho wn p rima facie eli gi bi li ty for rel ie f. The B IA de te rm in edth atLinha d n otpro vi de d any evi de nc e to su gg es t tha t the go ve rn m en t 10was aware o r co ul d b eco m e aware of h er Fa lu n Go ng pra ct ic e, orth atth e

go ve rn m en t h adth e in cl in at io n t o p ers ecu te he r on acco un t o f th is pra ct ic e. The BIA n ot edth at , alt ho ug h Li n s ub m it te d afew n ews art ic le s re ga rd in g t he m is tre atm en t o f Fal un Gon g p ract it io ne rs inCh in a, th e m os t re cen t was da te d i n 20 08 , su ch th atLindi d n otpro vi de in fo rm at io n abo utcu rren t co nd it io ns inCh in a fo r Fal un Gon g p ract it io ne rs . The BI A con cl ud edth atLinha d n otm ethe r he av y bu rd enof e st ab li sh in g e li gi bi li ty for as y lu m . Thu s, the BIA d en ie d C he n and Lin ’s m ot io n t o re op enas t o t he Fal un Gon g c la im . II . DISCUSSI ON A party m ay

fil e o nl y on e m ot io n t o re op enrem ov al pro ceed in gs , andth at m ot io n “ sh al l s ta te th e n ew fact s t ha t wi ll be pro ve n a t a h eari ng to be he ldif t he m ot io n i s g ran te d, an d s ha ll be supp orte d b y affi da vi ts or o th er ev id en ti ary m at eri al .” 8 U.S.C. § 12 29 a(c) (7 )(A), (B) ; 8 C.F.R. § 10 03 .23 (b )(3 ). The B IA m ay de ny a m ot io n t o re op enba se d o n a ny of th e fo ll owi ng gro un ds : “ 1) fai lu re t o es tabl is h apri m a fac ie cas e; 2) f ai lu re t o i nt ro du ce ev id en ce tha t was m at eri al an d pr ev io us ly una va il ab le ; an d 3 ) a d et erm in at io n tha t d es pi te th e al ie n’s s ta tu to ry el ig ib il it y forrel ie f, he or s he is no t en ti tl edto a fav or ab le ex erci se of d is cret io n.” Al Najjar v . Ash cro ft, 2 57 F.3d12 62 , 13 02 (11 th Cir . 20 01 ); s ee al so 8 C.F .R.

11§ 1 00 3.2 (a) (p ro vi di ng th atth e BIA m ay de ny a m ot io n t o re op enev enif t he ali en es tabl is he s a p rima facie cas e fo r rel ie f). W e rev ie w forab us e o f di sc ret io n t he de ni al of am ot io n t o re op enrem ov al pr oc eed in gs . Zhan g v . U.S. Att’y Gen., 5 72 F.3d13 16 , 13 19 (11 th Cir . 20 09 ). The m ov in g p arty

be ars a “ he av y

bu rd en ,” an d ju di ci al rev ie w “ is li m it edto de te rm in in g wh ethe r th e BIA ex erci se d i ts di sc ret io n i n a n a rb it rary or cap ric io us m an ne r.” Id . Becau se of the “he av y bu rd en ,” th e m ov an t m

us t s ho w th at , if pr oc eed in gs were re op en ed , “ th e n ew ev id en ce wo ul d l ik el y ch an ge th e res ul t i n th e cas e.” J ia ng v. U.S. Att ’y Gen., 5 68 F.3d12 52 , 12 56 –5 7 (1 1t h C ir. 2 00 9) . A. One-Chi ld -Pol ic y Cl ai m Ch enan d Li n a rg ue th atth e BIA ab us edit s d is cret io n i n d en y in g t he ir m ot io n t o re op enbe cau se th ey pre se nt edad di ti on al ev id en ce t o e st ab li sh pri m a faci e el ig ib il it y

for asylu m ba se d o n C hi na ’s on e-ch il d p ol ic y . W e ackno wled ge th atev id en ce o f a rec en t i nc reas edcam pa ig n o f fo rced st eri li zat io n i n t he ali en ’s ho m e v il la ge m ay warran t re op en in g o f imm ig rat io n pr oc eed in gs . See, e.g ., Ji an g, 5 68 F.3dat 1 25 4; Li v . U.S. Att’y Gen., 4 88 F.3d 13 71 , 13 75 (11 th Cir . 20 07 ). Here, h owe ve r, th e BIA d idno t ab us e it s d is cret io n in de nyin g C he n a ndLin ’s m ot io n t o re op en . Muc h o f th e ev id en ce Ch enan d Li n

12subm it te d was un au th en ti cat edan d i nc om pl et e, an d n on e o f th e ev id en ce s ho weda rece ntcam

pa ig n o f fo rcedst eri li zat io n i n t he ir h om e v il la ge . Add it io na ll y , th e BIA d idno t ab us e it s d is cret io n b y reject in g Dr. Sapi o’s cri ti qu e o f th e 2 00 7 P ro fil e b ecau se th e BIA was en ti tl edto rel y on th e St at e Dep artm en t re po rts . See Re y es –S an ch ez v . U.S. Att’y Gen., 3 69 F.3d12 39 , 12 43 (1 1t h C ir. 2 00 4) . W e n ot e th atDr. Sap io co nc ed es inhe r rep ort tha t “ [t]he re i s n o un iv oc al co ns en su s o n wh ethe r fo rcedab orti on s an d s te ril iz at io ns are s ti ll us edto im pl em en t the fam il y

pl an ni ng po li cy . W id el y di ffer en t o pi ni on s ex is t. All of th em res t o f th e av ai labl e ev id en ce, wh ic h i s n ei th er co nc lu si ve no r co m pr eh en si ve .” Giv enth e o th er ev id en ce i n t he reco rd , we can no t s ay th atth e BIA ab us edit s d is cret io n i n c on cl ud in g t ha t the ne w evi de nc e was un li ke ly to ch an ge th e o ut co m e o f th e p ro ceed in gs . B. Fal un Go ng Cla im Linarg ue s tha t the BIA ab us edit s d is cret io n i n d en y in g h er m ot io n t o reo pe n a s t o h er Fa lu n Go ng asylum cla im be cau se sh e p res en te d e vi de nc e th atsh e pr act ic es Fal un Gon g a ndth atFal un Gon g p ract it io ne rs are p ers ecu te d i n C hi na . Here, the BIA d idno t ab us e it s d is cret io n b y co nc lu di ng th atLin ’s new Fal un Gon g e vi de nc e d idno t es tabl is h p rima facie eli gi bi li ty for as y lu m . Lin pr es en te d n o e vi de nc e th atth e Ch in es e g ov ern m en t i s awa re tha t s he pra ct ic es 13Fal un Gon g. Th us , itis un cl ear f ro m th e rec or d wh ethe r Lin wou ldbe si ng le d o ut fo r m is tre atm en t i f sh e returns to Ch in a. Fu rth erm or e, ev enif C hi ne se au th or it ie s l earn edof Li n’s p ract ic e o f Fal un Gon g, i t i s n otcle ar wh ethe r an y res po ns e wou ldris e to th e le ve l o f pe rs ecu ti on . Thi s C ou rt h as co nc lu de d t ha t “ [i]nv ol ve m en t wi th Fal un Gon g i n C hi naby its el f do es no t en ti tl e a p ers on to asylu m inth e Uni te d S ta te s.” Zh en g v . U.S. Att’y Gen ., 45 1 F .3d12 87 , 12 92 (11 th Cir . 20 06 ). AndLinst at es th atsh e is a pr act it io ne r of

Fal un Gon g, n ota le ad er, an d h er o wn ev id en ce s ho ws tha t the go ve rn m en t re se rv es th e h ars he stpu ni sh m en t fo r th e m ov em en t’s l ead ers . Fin al ly, al th ou gh Linsubm it te d s ev eral ne ws arti cl es di sc us si ng m is tre atm en t o f Fal un Gon g p ract it io ne rs inCh in a, th e m os t re cen t o f th es e art ic le s was publ is he d i n 20 08 . Thu s, Li n fa il edto pre se ntan y cu rren t ev id en ce o f pe rs ecu ti on of F al un Gon g p ract it io ne rs , andsh e fai le d t o p res en t an y ev id en ce tha t s he wou ldbe sp eci fic al ly targ et edforpe rs ecu ti on . PETI TI ON DENI ED.

14BARKETT, Circ ui t Jud ge , sp eci al ly con cu rri ng :

I co nc urinth e m ajor it y

op in io n’s re su lton ly becau se I be li ev e th atth e Bo ardof I m

mig rat io n Ap pe al s d idno t ab us e it s d is cret io n i n d en y in g t he Pet it io ne rs ’ m ot io n t o re op en .

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