Chen
Chen v. Mukasey
Opinion
Opinion
Canby COUNSEL, J.
FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
QING LI CHEN,
Petitioner, No. 06-71430 v. Agency No.
A76-641-064
MICHAEL B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, OPINION Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Argued and Submitted November 8, 2007—Seattle, Washington
Filed May 2, 2008
Before: William C. Canby, Jr., Susan P. Graber, and Ronald M. Gould, Circuit Judges.
Opinion by Judge Canby COUNSEL
Joshua E. Bardavid and Patricia S. Mann, Law Offices of Theodore N. Cox, New York, New York, for the petitioner.
Anh-Thu P. Mai and Lyle D. Jentzer, Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.
OPINION
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Qing Li Chen is a citizen of China who is subject to a final order of removal. She seeks to file an application for 4862 CHEN v. MUKASEY asylum based on a change in her personal circumstances. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) held that such an application could be presented only as part of a…