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Zhihong an v. Loretta E. Lynch
669 F. App'x 441
9th Cir.
2016
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*1 Before: TASHIMA, SILVERMAN, and M. SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Zhihong An, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have *2 jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the standards created by the REAL ID Act. Ren v. Holder , 648 F.3d 1079, 1083-84 (9th Cir. 2011). We grant the petition for review and remand.

The BIA affirmed the denial of An’s claims based on a failure to corroborate. The agency, however, made its corroboration findings without applying the notice and opportunity to explain requirements set forth in Ren v. Holder , relying instead on a Ninth Circuit decision that is no longer good law. See Oshodi v. Holder , 671 F.3d 1002 (9th Cir. 2012), withdrawn by court order , 678 F.3d 776 (9th Cir. 2012). Thus, we grant An’s petition for review, and remand for the agency to reconsider his claims in light of Ren , and to consider the impact, if any, of the court’s intervening decisions in Zhi v. Holder , 751 F.3d 1088 (9th Cir. 2014) and Bhattarai v. Lynch , No. 12-74062, 2016 WL 4527559 (9th Cir. Aug. 30, 2016). See INS v. Ventura , 537 U.S. 12, 16-18 (2002) (per curiam).

PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED.

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[*] This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

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

Case Details

Case Name: Zhihong an v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Date Published: Oct 4, 2016
Citation: 669 F. App'x 441
Docket Number: 13-73943
Court Abbreviation: 9th Cir.
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