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Wong v. Gonzales
Citation: 125 F. App'x 846Docket: No. 04-73284; Agency No. A77-293-057
Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; April 7, 2005; Federal Appellate Court
Shana Wong, a Chinese national, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision that upheld an Immigration Judge's (IJ) denial of her asylum application. The court has jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and conducts a substantial evidence review, reversing only if the evidence overwhelmingly supports a different conclusion. The petition for review is denied. The court finds substantial evidence indicating that Wong has not experienced persecution. Wong and her family attended church regularly in China without incident, and her mother and sister continue to practice their faith unharmed. This situation undermines her claim of persecution, as established in precedent cases. Since Wong did not demonstrate that she suffered past persecution or has a well-founded fear of future persecution, the court does not address whether any potential persecution was based on her membership in a particular social group. The decision is not suitable for publication and cannot be cited in this circuit except under specific Ninth Circuit rules.