HONG FEI GAO v. SESSIONS

Docket Nos. 16-2262-ag, 16-2493-ag August Term 2017.

891 F.3d 67 (2018)

Hong Fei GAO, aka Xue Liang Zhang, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, United States Attorney General, Respondent. Hao Shao, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. Sessions III, United States Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: May 25, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MONA LIZA FABULAR LAO , New York, New York, for Petitioner Gao.

JOSHUA E. BARDAVID , Law Office of Joshua E. Bardavid, New York, New York, for Petitioner Shao.

BRETT F. KINNEY and JESSE LLOYD BUSEN , Trial Attorneys, Jeffery R. Leist , Senior Litigation Counsel, Holly M. Smith , Senior Litigation Counsel, Laura M. Cover , Law Clerk, for Chad A. Readler , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Before: Winter and Chin, Circuit Judges, and Korman, Judge.


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