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JIN JIN LONG v. HOLDER

Docket Nos. 09-3472-ag, 09-3694-ag.

620 F.3d 162 (2010)

JIN JIN LONG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent. Song Ri Quan, Petitioner, v. Eric H. Holder Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: September 16, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jie Han , New York, NY, for Petitioner Jin Jin Long.

John Z. Zhang , New York, NY, for Petitioner Song Ri Quan.

Susan Bennett Green , Trial Attorney, Civil Division ( Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Carl H. McIntyre , Assistant Director, Susan Houser , Senior Litigation, Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division), United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent Eric H. Holder Jr. in Jin v. Holder, 09-3472-ag.

Susan Bennett Green , Trial Attorney, Civil Division ( Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Linda S. Wernery , Assistant Director), United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent Eric H. Holder Jr. in Song v. Holder, 09-3694-ag.

Before: JACOBS, Chief Judge, WESLEY and CHIN, Circuit Judges.

DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge:

These petitions, heard in tandem, are filed by Chinese citizens who testified that they suffered persecution for violating a Chinese law that prohibits the provision of assistance to North Korean refugees. We must decide whether such persecution can be classified as on account of political opinion. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1101(a)(42)(A), 1158(b)(1)(A) (asylum); 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(A) (withholding of removal). The orders...

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