Opinion ID: 793015
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Heading: The Decision(s) To Be Reviewed

Text: 7 The BIA has employed different techniques in affirming IJ decisions, and the varying techniques affect the scope of our review. When the BIA summarily affirms the decision of the IJ without issuing an opinion, see 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(e)(4), we review the IJ's decision as the final agency determination. See, e.g., Twum v. INS, 411 F.3d 54, 58 (2d Cir.2005); Yu Sheng Zhang v. U.S. DOJ, 362 F.3d 155, 158 (2d Cir.2004). Similarly, when the BIA issues an opinion that fully adopts the IJ's decision, we review the IJ's decision. See, e.g., Chun Gao v. Gonzales, 424 F.3d 122, 124 (2d Cir.2005); Secaida-Rosales v. INS, 331 F.3d 297, 305 (2d Cir.2003). When the BIA agrees with the IJ's conclusion that an asylum applicant is not credible and emphasizes particular aspects of the IJ's decisions, we review both the BIA's and the IJ's opinions. See Yun-Zui Guan v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 391, 394-95 (2d Cir.2005). When the BIA affirms the IJ's decision in all respects but one, we review the IJ's decision as modified by the BIA decision, i.e., minus the single argument for denying relief that was rejected by the BIA. Xue Hong Yang v. U.S. DOJ, 426 F.3d 520, 522 (2d Cir.2005). Similarly, when the BIA issues a short opinion affirming the IJ's decision in part and modifying it in part, we review the IJ's opinion as modified by the BIA. See Xue Hong Yang, 426 F.3d at 522. When the BIA adopts the decision of the IJ and supplements the IJ's decision, we review the decision of the IJ as supplemented by the BIA. See Yu Yin Yang v. Gonzales, 431 F.3d 84, 85 (2d Cir.2005). When the BIA does not adopt the decision of the IJ to any extent, we review only the decision of the BIA. See Yan Chen v. Gonzales, 417 F.3d 268, 271 (2d Cir.2005); Jin Yu Lin v. DOJ, 413 F.3d 188, 191 n. 4 (2d Cir.2005). 8 The pending case presents a slight variation on these techniques. Here, the BIA said, We adopt and affirm the decision of the Immigration Judge and then went on, in a one-paragraph opinion to add two sentences. First, the BIA said that Chen's arguments fail to persuade the Board that the Immigration Judge erred in determining that even if [Chen] testified credibly, she failed to establish a well-founded fear of persecution .... Second, the BIA said, [T]here is no persuasive objective evidence establishing that Chinese authorities remain interested in her due to her interference with government officials in the performance of their duties or her failure to pay the entire assessed fine. Since the BIA adopt[ed] and affirm[ed] the entirety of the IJ's decision, we may review that decision, and need not confine our review to the BIA's two alternative grounds for denying relief that proceeded on the even if assumption that Chen had testified credibly. 9