CHEN v. BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS

No. 03-41012.

435 F.3d 141 (2006)

Ming Xia CHEN, Petitioner, v. BOARD OF IMMIGRATION APPEALS, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: January 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Z. Zhang, New York, N.Y., submitted a brief for Petitioner.

Alice H. Martin, U.S. Atty., Jenny L. Smith, Asst. U.S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., submitted a brief for Respondent.

Before: NEWMAN, WESLEY, and HALL, Circuit Judges.


JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

On this petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") we consider (1) the scope of review when the BIA adopts the opinion of the immigration judge ("IJ") and also issues its own brief opinion, and (2) whether an IJ's findings that portions of an asylum applicant's testimony are implausible may provide support for an adverse credibility determination. Ming Xia Chen petitions for review of the BIA's October...

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