By: Derek Hawkins//January 9, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Ning Wang v. Loretta E. Lynch
Case No.: 16-1526
Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Asylum – Removal Proceedings – Frivolous application
Ning Wang, a 25‐year‐old Chinese citizen (from Shenyang, the capital of the northeastern province of Liaoning), petitions for review of the denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal based on his fear of religious persecution for attending unsanctioned Christian gatherings. Wang also challenges the Immigration Judge’s finding that his application was frivolous—a consequential finding that bars him from obtaining any future immigration benefits. We deny the petition with regard to the denial of his applications for immigration relief, but grant the petition with regard to the finding of frivolousness.
Petition denied