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Nightingale, Zachary, Esq.
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Executive Oce r Immigaion Review
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Name: YE XINGCHEN A 078-694-496
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US Depament of JusceExecuv Oce r Imiation Rvw
Deciso of the Board omiton Appels
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File A07 694 96 Fracico CA
I e: XGCEN YE
IN MOVAL PROCEDINS
APPAL AND MOTON
Dae
O BEHALF OF REONDENT Zchary Nghigle Eque
O BEHALF OF S ame B ildeaAia hief oe
APLAO ermo of oceedg; reman
NOV -8 2013
e eode h apeaed Immgrio dge decio of Aug 202 dgh e reode ha baoed hi w perme eie LR) u Whle heaeal w eig he repoe d moio o remd, whch he Deparme ofHomelan Secy DH) ha oed e record wil be ree o e mmigraio
udge
We reiew r ce eo e ding of c icdig he deeio of creilimade y e Imigraon ge. CFR. 1003.d)(3)(i) We reiew de oo l oher ecldig wee he rie he e e elean burde of proof ad iue o dicreon8 CF.R 1003.(d)(3i)
Were ere e reode h cooble cla of LR a he e i o eD o demorae by clear equoca and cocg edece ha e reodenanoed h au Khosahm v. Holder 655 3d 4 (9 i 201). oder o ify a reuig reie aie m be reig o reued w permeredence er empory ii abrod" See ingh v. Reno 3 3 152 51 (9 Cr.997). rip i a emorary ii abroad" if a) i i r a relaiey hor eriod xed byome eary een o b) e wi eiae o he occuece of ee ha areaob oibili of occing h a elaely ho eriod of ime. ee Chavez-Rmre
v IN, 92 F.2 932 937 i 196 f he alie rip aoa i o relaiey ho" a emory ii abroad" oly if e ae a a coiuou uieuped ieo o re ohe ied ae drg e eiey of er i" ee Khodaghon v Ahcro, 35 F3d 009 Cr. 203 For o b odrd eauaig epone ne o eu o ne Se il "h ie fiy ie ropery olig a be fio wie nie Se ad e lie fiy poey d ie ie in e reg coy."ngh v Reno upr 5-5
e epod w gd R a in 200 ad wa pce remoa procedigi Ar 2010 e Imigao dge d a e eoden ha abdoe hi ciig o he c a bewee 200 d 2010 e repode en a a ume of dayin e ed Se d e go ried a cden and ard own bie a.
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The mmgraton Judge speccally noted the deh of documenty evdnc of thresodent's tes to the Unted States J at 1, th ac of afdavts om famy or ends(J at 12-13, he lack of proof tat he mantaned any renta unts or had any propryoneshp n the Unted Stats .J a 1, 12.
h hs moton, the respondent has submed evdence of hs nted tates busness tesMoton, Exhs. B C6), adavts om hs Untd States ctzen amly membrs (Moto,Exh. A 2, documntato of th ba accout h mantand n th ntd States (Exh A12,as w as vdence he says dcates that, durng h years n quston, he pad rnt to manta resence here Moton, Exh A2 ad ownd, rgstred and pd xes on h car whch hkpt n the Unted States (Moton, Exh. A, 5-8 The resondet hs aso submd medcaevdece regardng hs ther's nss and deah whch he sad caued hm to rman n Chna n2 as wl as evdence of hs on medcal probem hat h sad deayd hs r n 21(Moto, Exhs D d E
Athough the vdence proerd by the rspondnt was prevousy valabe, he assers acam of nectve sstce of counse aganst hs er aoey r fang to advs herespodnt to produc such evdence Moton, at 142 He also cams hat hs aoeyed to advse hm of the consequences o a rmoval order, namely t yar ba omretng to he Unted tates, ad dd not gve hm the oton of whdrang or renouncngs L staus (Moton, at 23 Tr at 1-8)
The respondent has comled th the requrments set rh n n Mate ofLoada 9 &NDec. 637 BA 1988, r nectve assstance of counse cams Moton, Exh , 25W w remand r the mmgraton Judge to evauate th neectve assstace cam ad todetern whether th respondent h estabshed the rqust prudce See Det v Holder
627 .3d 36, 373 Cr. 21 prjudce mens that the outcome of h proceedng mayhav ben aected by th alleged volaton). Accordngy, th owng ordrs shal beenterd
RDE e respondnts moton to rmd s granted
TE ORDE: Th record w be remandd to the mmgaton Judge r herrocdngs consstnt h te regong onon nd r th ntry of a new decson
R THE BAD1 Gv our dsosto o th moton, we need not adjudcate th respondnt's appa at
ts tme
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preedngs gns e Respnen e ssne f e
er ded r , py s ne s
ed n e rerd Ex .
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Respnden ded egn ne, nd ree n e e
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resene erng Respnden ened desgne nry f rev s e dreed n
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nen f rev prsn EOIR 42A. Ts ree s
vbe f permnen resdens exse r ve
res Hever Respnden, n s se s n egbe fr
s reef nr, r er, s e sed ny ype f
ppn Terere is rees e nsdered ved
Te r ed erng n Respndens n
Ags 1 A s erng Respnden sed sever
dmens nd esfed n sppr f s
EIDEE OF THE HEARIG
Te evidene e erng nssed f e
fng E 1 s e e Aper. Ex 2 s
den sed y e gvenen nng e rerd f
srn seen gven e Respnen n Apr 5 1, s e
s rerd f Respndens enres n r r e
Uned es Ex 3 nssed f ern fr e
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Responden, a saeen of ene and depaues a C and
su of he Resonden, o coes of cefcaes fo he
Respondens o Maes egees a lee ha pupos o be
fo nel Hoeve he Cou noes ha does no hae a
cefcae of anslaon a eued and 8 C R. ll e
l ed egh o hs docuen x H, 3H, as a lee
fo an nddual naed Ksen uha fo Bay ea Councl
Ms. uha as no ade aa lale. lee fo Ron Collea appeas o be a declaaon of an ndvdal naed ao
Boch s Boch and M Colln nyde en ee ade
avalale a declaaon fo Mneva Yang agan M Yang as
no ade avalable Responden also sued ax docuen
fo 2005 o 007 as ell a a copy of h olde passpos, and
ha ppo o e coes of Reponden olde paspos soe
docuen elang o h s pcase of a popey n 07 a
ell as a copy of Respondens laful peanen esden cad,
and a le fo a ca aed 08/04/2004. esponden, n xh
4 sued a deed fo popey puchae n 011 nd xhb
5 consed of a cefcae of le fo an auooble daed
2011 x 6 consed o a 14 lee fo an ndvdual
back a h unvesy nd xb 7 consed of he 2011
axes Responden alo esfed n suppo of h s applcaon
and hs eony can e befly suazed as follos.
Reponden s a nave and cen of Chna
Responden eneed he ned aes soee n 4.
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Respnen lie e enere ere g s He
epine e e e Unie es n n -1 is
s e Universi f llinis in Urn, llinis He
ine Msers' Degrees ne in Engis ierre n
Englis ngge n sen ne in nfrin iene fer
ese egrees, e en n r seer ers fr vris
pnies in e Unie es espnen epine
rn 24 is fer ee ill n e spen ppriel
ers in e Unie Ses s inse e se rern
e spen se ie i is fer He epline is
fer een sffering fr Prinsns s e rerne e
i i
n 25 is fer psse Respnen eer
eie rein in in ese ie e
ffer w nel in Cin Respnen epine is
e ver ineresing i n e g e w e g fi
ere s e reine i nel pn ni Oer 28
Respnen esifie n e er refles espnen wen p
e rpre ler i ne in in 28 He ws
respnsie fr new pr n e s se e-p is
spinff pn, nsf in in e epine e rennee n inerepenen n ne n e nines
ep is pn
Respnen esifie e riginl ine is
LP ss see in 23 se e never g e r
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unl Noveber of 2004 esponden dscussed e fc h
hle he s lvng n Cn nd orkng for nel he dd ve
nd s oncerned bou s sus n he ned es. He s
dvsed by ne oney, hrugh el e ould no lose
s sus n e ned es provded h he kep reurnng
nd pyng xes s resul esponden kep flng xes
fro 2004 o e presen He also nned r ere o
ls o ve nned hernd hs proded le o
effec esponden lso dsussed ho e ould rounely
rvel o e ned es bu ould ry o spend less hn 30
dys every onh o vod x conseuenes
esponden lso esfed bk n Cn e s
veed s n ern nd e as xed ore ealy nd e
pons o lee fo nel shong hs green crd nuber
esponden lso dsussed s personl lfe nd
exended fly He sed h e hs sser ho s
cen nd lves n ssacuses He hs severl ousns here
n e ned es one n sschuses nd one n
Clforn Bo e cens s for hs ede
fly esponden esfed he s rred o on o s
lful peanen resden nd ogeher ey hve o chldren ere born n Hong ong esponden dscussed ho s fe
s lful pernen resden nd h se ons soe popery
n Ne ork, ppenly soe so of condonu ey sold
nd ogeher ey ve purchsed propery here n Clforn
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Responden dscussed ho boh s chlden ee bon n Hong
ong nd nehe of he hve saus He expned h hey
e ve young
Responden esfed h s hs nen nd hs
fes nen o eun o he ned es lve hee and
se he chden He explned he fees ecn and ha
hs s hs hoe and h he shes o spend he es of hs
lfe hee He explaned ha he oppounes hee e bee,
he educonl sse s bee, nd he ns hs chlden o
be sed hee n he ned es He and s fe nend o
eun nd se he chlden and educae he nd hey e
eely ng fo ppova fo he chdens cds,
pculy once he dughe ho s pcclly hee nd
hf o fou yes od ll s kndegen hey hope h
hey be ble o begn he educon hee
Wh espec o hs ohe a hch s pevousy
dscussed as hs s se nd hs fe Hs ohe connues o
ve n Chna
Responden esfed ha, alhough he fled xes he
hs no pad axes n hese ls fe es o hs knoledge
h he eed upon he advce o a fed pepng hs axesfo fng sngly nd he hs no ade ny effos o coec
hese epesenaons of flng hese xes
Responden cas ha he dd no nend o abndon
hs esdenc He acknoledged h beeen 2004 and 2010
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I
he pen only appoxaely accodng o h Cou
calulaon, approxaely 6 day n e ned ae
Neerele he explaned ha he ould rae ofen and wa
no h nenon o aandon and he n fa, ade effor o
ae ure ha h au a eal hrough conang he nel
lawyer eponden alo explaned a nce arrn n he
ned ae n prl of 1 e has reurned a o Cna
eeral e and, n fac ony pen e la wo onh or o
n e ned ae depe nong a au a a
r. e explaned, f r of all, ha e head up a copany n
Chna and need o e ere, alo ha h hlren are ery
youn, and fnally e had oe o of edal condon ha
reured eergency eda reaen n Chna
eponden alo expaned ha h fe a unae o
oe hee oday een hough h wfe and chldren e n Chna
and he dd no hn o a oher people o oe efy
eponden heefore aed on hee douen and h
eony, eee ha he ha ealed a e ha no
abandoned h redency n e ned ae
MNT OF W
n order o qualfy a a reurnn reden alen,
alen u hae acqued lafu peranen reden au n
accordance w he law f he ned Sae and u hae
reaned ha au fro he e he aqured and u be
eurnng o an unrelnqhed laful peanen reden afe a
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emporary vs abroa See Maer of Huan, 19 &N e. 49 a5 (BI 1988.
rp s a emporary vs abra f t is for a
reavey sort pero, fxe by some eary event or e rip
w ermnae pon e orene f an even a as a
reasonabe possiby of orrng wtin a reavey sor
pero of me. See Snh v. Reno, 113 F. 3 1512 at 1514 9Cir. 199, see CaveRamre v. NS, 92 F 2 932 (9 r.
198 6 .
rps abroa of eg or nne mons n onseve
raon are no reavey sor. ee Sinh v. Reno, spra a1514. an aiens tp abroa is no reavey sor, s
no a emporary vs abroa an ony f e aen as a
onnos nnerrpe nenon o rern o e ne
Saes rin e ime of s vs, e nen s no einen o rern e Une Saes imaey, b e nen
s o rern e ne Saes wn a reavey sor
per of me, Sngh a 114.Fars a e Cor ms onser in main
eermnaons on weer an aen arbore a onnos,
nnerrpe nenon o rern, nng aens famiy
es, prpery oings, bsness affaons wn e ne
Saes, an an aen's fmiy, propery, an bsiness es n
te foregn onry. See Khodaholan v. srof, 335 F. 313 a 1 (9 Cr. 23, an aen's ese o rean s
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stats wthot oe s not en. See Matt r of Huan,sa.
RR NSIS N ININGS
Ive stene to te esonent ve evewe the
omentaton n ths atter an arefy obseve s emeano
n s testmony. to ths Cot notes that Responent
sbet to te provsons of te L I t, wee he mst
sbmt evene reaes of ebe testmony, th Cot
notes that te Cort have soe onerns rearn s
testmony atay wth reet to hs tax etns.
Resonent as a stoy of fn tax etns were he has mae
ams of ten the trt where, n at, these oments are
not tthf s oe rase e eston f Responent as
been trtf to ths Cot. Neverteess, even f esonent
tesfy eby, th ot s not esae tat he
as mantane a ontnos, nntepte ntenton to etn
to te nte States.
e Cort st aresses te tme that Responent as
emane n te nte States n th ase, te tme at sse
s from 2004 to p 4, 200. n ths ae, te Cort notes
esonent emaine n te nte States ony aoxmatey 1ays. hats aproxmatey 10 ays per yea or te sx yeas
e's a s aw emanen eene. n at, esonent
was no even ysay ee wen he was ven s awf
peranent reent ar. is hows the Cort tat e as
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smp nt inteeste in lng in the nite States an
bling a ife in te nte States f imsef, ater e was
smpl intereste n the fte hang te ablt t etn
t the nite tates wit is faml s fte eience f
this, sine cming an nwng in Apri f 2010 tat is stats
as at rsk, e et agai ece t etrn t Cna tgh
espnent ffers as eplanatns f y e cse t
tat te Crt fns it tbing tat he w kning is
stats was at risk n te Unite States, e netheess
retrn t Cina an spen ess than tw mnts n the nite
States n this case, te t rea has n iea w mc
tme Respnent as spent in the nite States in te ast t
eas since 010 ecept n t assme that ts prbab ess
than 30 as a ea agan seing frter eence tat
espnent s simp nt ntereste in makng a fe fr hmsef
in te nite States
n aitin wt respet t ties in te nite
States this Crt sees acta n tes hee t te nite
States. espnent as a nte States ctizen siste et
fae t pre er r sbmit a statement frm her
evence n fact that se s a nite States ctizen Hecaims t ae ppet tes in the nite States Te Ct
ntes, eer, that the n ppert tie he ha was a car frm
003. e has nt pre, caime r shwn me that he has
pa taxes n it an in igt f is ter faes wit taxes
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an estionabe taxes, this ort s not even sre that
esonent has one that Moreover, athoh esonent
recent rchase a roert, sch proert was rchase n
2011, ivin the ort the mpresson hes trin to create
evience or ties to the Unite States owi f we that hs
stats was at ris esonent aso caims his wife ha some
roet et he roves no eence, hatsoever, of his ifes
roert ties, nor even a statement from hs wfe exainin
that she ha sch ropert ties
As for fami tes, this ort notes esponents wife
was not here n the Unite States This Cort oes not even
have a co of esonents wifes awf ermanent resient
stats n aiton, both his chiren ere born overseas
The o not have stats in the Unite States. t is cear to
ths Cort that esponent has vra no ties to the Unite
States with resect to fami e aso caime to hae two
cosins Aain, no eience o a fami memers in the Unite
States excet his on sef-servin testimon
n fact, it s cear that esonent oes an wo
e to ive in the nite States, eventa brinin his
fami here owever, what is certan here is that intent to
eventa retrn to the nite States s sim not rons for
showin that he ha a contnos, nnterrpte intention to
retrn to the Unite States The on exanaton ths
esonent has iven here is the ness of his father his
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Crt is smpatetic t the Respnent Certain in an
spenin sme ast as f his faters ife is nerstanabe
n a Respnent ne that an retrne t the Unite tates
after te eat f is fater, ten the Crt ma re
ifferent ever,e nstea cse t remain in Cinarl
prsin is caree tere
Respnent sbmitte sme eience tat e rke fr
nte in the Unite tates bt nne f this ss that te
cnsiere im a empee an te fact tat e faie t
pa taxes r make an effrt t sh tat he cnsiere imsef
iin in the Unite tates an a ties t te Unite tates,
aain beies an caim eres n expanatin Respnent
as nabe t fin a jb here in te Unite tates t s is
interest in ivin a ife ere, rather, at as been
estabishe here is that Respnent acta , smetime in
te ftre, ike his chiren t cme t the Unite States an
t sch here eer, it is cear e ha n intentins,
in tese ast ears, t ie in the Unite States, n prpert
in te Unite tates, have is ciren brn, r marr ere in
the Unite tates, r create a ife fr imsef in te Unite
tates e i nt wn prpert e i nt have renta nits
e i nt even bther pin taxes, r een fiin prper
taxes, r makin effrts t shw e ha an interest in in s
e cims t hve friens an fami ere in te
Unite States he Crt ntes tat n ne ere came t testif
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speaking abo he nie Saes abroa oes no reae an
uninerrue, oninuou ineres or oninuous eabimen
o ive in he nie ae A i o i a he in
igy of he nie Saes 's erainy no a faor i
Cour as oniere, or sown, or s eie o onsie for
i purpoe oringy, e Cor wi fin a Reonen
as abanone i nie ae awf permanen reiene, a
uh, e oes no ave any aus i e nie ae, an wi
orer im remove o China on e arge onane in e
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