Case Name: JIN LI NI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-02-18
Citations: 366 F. App'x 235
Docket Number: No. 09-2262-ag
Parties: JIN LI NI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: PRESENT: GUIDO CALABRESI, RICHARD C. WESLEY and PETER W. HALL, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 366
Pages: 235–237

Head Matter:
JIN LI NI, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 09-2262-ag.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Feb. 18, 2010.
H. Raymond Fasano, Esq., Madeo & Fasano, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Lisa M. Arnold, Esq., U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Immigration, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
PRESENT: GUIDO CALABRESI, RICHARD C. WESLEY and PETER W. HALL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Petitioner Jin Li Ni, a native and citizen of China, seeks review of the April 28, 2009 order of the BIA denying his motion to remand and affirming the August 27, 2007 decision of Immigration Judge ("IJ") Sandy K. Horn denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). In re Jin Li Ni, No. [ A XXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Apr. 28, 2009), affg No. [ A XXX XXX XXX ] (Immig. Ct. N.Y. City Aug. 27, 2007). We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history.
Under the circumstances of this case, we consider both the IJ's and the BIA's opinions "for the sake of completeness." Zaman v. Mukasey, 514 F.3d 233, 237 (2d Cir.2008). The applicable standards of review are well-established. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4); Yanqin Weng v. Holder, 562 F.3d 510, 513 (2d Cir.2009).
The BIA did not violate Ni's due process rights in denying his motion to remand because the factual record was adequately developed at his hearing before the IJ. See Shu Wen Sun v. BIA, 510 F.3d 377, 381 n. 5 (2d Cir.2007). As the BIA properly noted, Ni "had an opportunity at the hearing to provide any evidence of his choosing," and a "[f]ear of harm on account of his alleged 'other resistance' to the population control law was a ground that he could have pursued at the hearing."
Furthermore, contrary to Ni's assertion, the BIA did not run afoul of 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(3) by engaging in im permissible fact finding. The BIA concluded that the evidence Ni submitted was inadequate to warrant remanding his proceedings to the IJ. This legal determination was well within the scope of the BIA's authority. 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(8)(ii); see also Matter of Coelho, 20 I. & N. Dec. 464 (BIA 1992).
For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED. As we have completed our review, any pending motion for a stay of removal is DISMISSED 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.