Immigration judges wrongly denied asylum to three Chinese Christians who suffered alleged persecution at the hands of Chinese authorities after the trio supplied food and clothing to North Koreans fleeing to China. The Chinese nationals fled to the United States after they were arrested and suffered alleged torture at the hands of Chinese officials for providing humanitarian assistance to North Koreans seeking refuge in China, according to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday.
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9th Circuit: Immigration judges wrongly denied asylum to Chinese Christians
The National Law Journal
March 24, 2009
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