XIAO v. MUKASEY

No. 08-1120.

547 F.3d 712 (2008)

Yan Qin XIAO, also known as Hui Ching Chuang, and Sun Cheng Jiang, Petitioners, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 27, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lin Li, Attorney, Law Offices of Theodore Cox, Fengling Liu, Attorney, Law Office of Fengling Liu, New York, NY, Troy N. Moslemi (argued), All Peoples Law Center, P.A., Miami, FL, for Petitioners.

Jeffrey R. Meyer (argued), Terri J. Scadron, Annette M. Wietecha, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before POSNER, FLAUM, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Yan Qin Xiao and her husband Sun Cheng Jiang seek review of a final order of removal issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"). The BIA upheld the Immigration Judge's (IJ) finding that petitioners' testimony was not credible and denied their asylum claim. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

I. Background

Xiao and Jiang are Chinese nationals. They were boy-friend and girlfriend in China. They were...

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