United States Ninth Circuit

An individual who has suffered involuntary sterilization in accordance with a country's coercive population control policy, either directly or because of the sterilization of a spouse, is entitled to withholding of removal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2005
• Published 03/08/2005

Judges

• REINHARDT, Circuit Judge., Before REINHARDT, WARDLAW, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William Kiang, Law Offices of Kiang & Kiang, San Gabriel, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• John L. Davis, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation;  Richard M. Evans, Assistant Director;  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent-appellee.