Jian Guo v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General

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• holding that the IJ’s alternative holding that petitioner failed to establish past persecution, even if his testimony was credible, obviated the need for remand when the BIA affirmed without opinion
• holding that IJ’s finding that petitioner did not suffer past persecution was not supported by substantial evidence
• holding that a certificate of dismissal was not easily available corroborating evidence because it was in China
• recognizing that repeated physical abuse combined with detention and threats constituted persecution
• recognizing that repeated physical abuse combined with detention and threats constituted persecution
• holding that the petitioner suffered past persecution because of his religious beliefs where he was arrested, detained, beaten, and forced to sign an affidavit promising not to believe in Christianity

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