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Sun Chae v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 24, 2010
372 F. App'x 705 (9th Cir. 2010)

Opinion

No. 05-76444.

Submitted March 16, 2010.

The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed March 24, 2010.

Daniel K.Y. Fong, Law Offices of Daniel K.Y. Long, Monterey Park, CA, for Petitioner.

CAC — District Counsel, Esq., Office of the District Counsel Department of Home-land Security, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Deborah A. Roy, United States Dept. of Justice Anti-trust Division, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A079-656-647.

Before: SCHROEDER, PREGERSON, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Sun Chae, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying her application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992), and we grant the petition for review and remand.

Chae testified that during her arrest by Chinese police, she was beaten, kicked to the ground, deprived of food, water and sleep, and forced to kneel for a 24-hour period. The agency concluded that the harm Chae suffered did not rise to the level of persecution. Substantial evidence does not support the agency's conclusion. See Guo v. Ashcroft, 361 F.3d 1194, 1203 (9th Cir. 2004) ("totality of circumstances" compelled finding of persecution where petitioner was arrested, detained for a day and a half and physically abused).

Accordingly, we grant the petition for review and remand Chae's asylum claim to the agency for further proceedings consistent with this disposition. See INS v. Ventura, 537 U.S. 12, 16-18, 123 S.Ct. 353, 154 L.Ed.2d 272 (2002) (per curiam).

PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED.


Summaries of

Sun Chae v. Holder

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Mar 24, 2010
372 F. App'x 705 (9th Cir. 2010)
Case details for

Sun Chae v. Holder

Case Details

Full title:SUN CHAE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Mar 24, 2010

Citations

372 F. App'x 705 (9th Cir. 2010)