Case Name: LEI LIU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-08-15
Citations: 584 F. App'x 534
Docket Number: No. 11-73249
Parties: LEI LIU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 584
Pages: 534–535

Head Matter:
LEI LIU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 11-73249.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Aug. 13, 2014.
Filed Aug. 15, 2014.
Armin Alexander Skalmowski, Law Office of Armin Skalmowski, Alhambra, CA, for Petitioner.
Zoe Jaye Heller, Esquire, Trial, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: SCHROEDER, THOMAS, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Lei Liu, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence findings of fact and de novo questions of law. Jiang v. Holder, 611 F.3d 1086, 1091 (9th Cir.2010). We deny in part and grant in part the petition for review, and we remand.
Substantial evidence supports the denial of Liu's CAT claim, because he has not shown it is more likely than not he will be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government of China if he is returned. See Zheng v. Holder, 644 F.3d 829, 835 (9th Cir.2011).
The record compels the conclusion that the harms Liu suffered due to his resistance to China's coercive population control policies rose to the level of persecution. See Jiang, 611 F.3d at 1095-97 (mistreatment including petitioner's detention and partner's forced abortion compelled finding that harm rose to the level of persecution). Thus, we grant the petition for review as to Liu's asylum and withholding of removal claims, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this disposition. See INS v. Ventura, 537 U.S. 12, 16-18, 123 S.Ct. 353, 154 L.Ed.2d 272 (2002) (per curiam).
Each party shall bear its own costs for this petition for review.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; GRANTED in part; and REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.