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LIN v. HOLDER

No. 10-3673.

656 F.3d 605 (2011)

Yan LIN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 30, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria Calle , Calle & Associates, New York, NY, for Petitioner.

Corey L. Farrell , OIL, Attorneys, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before COFFEY, FLAUM, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Yan Lin left her home in China's Fujian province to seek asylum in the United States based on allegations that family-planning authorities forced her to have an abortion. An immigration judge ("IJ") denied the application, concluding that, although Lin credibly testified to having an abortion, she failed to establish that it was involuntary. The IJ's assessment of Lin's credibility turned on Lin's submission of hospital certificates that purportedly...

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