Wang

Wang v. Gonzales

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223 F. App'x 650
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 28, 2007No. 04-76000California313 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Jianzhong Wang, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Singh v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 1100, 1105 (9th Cir.2006), we grant the petition for review and remand for further proceedings.

Wang claims he was persecuted after he provided Falun Gong members a place to meet at a hotel. Contrary to the agency’s findings, Wang’s consistent testimony and documentary evidence reflect that: after he was released from police custody, he remained employed by the hotel until he fled China; he was unofficially demoted from his position as a room service manager; and he did not receive a bonus. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 301 F.3d 1109, 1112 (9th Cir.2002) (the omission of a detail included in an applicant’s oral testimony does not make a supporting document inconsistent or incompatible, and thus will not support an adverse credibility finding). Further, Wang’s testimony that he…

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