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    Nightingale, Zachary, Esq.

    US parm of Jsi

    Executive Oce r Immigaion Review

    Board of Immigration AppealsOce of h Crk

    5107 Leburg Pike, Sute 2000Fals Churc, Vrgna 20530

    Van Der Hout Brialiano & NihtinaleLLP

    S/CE Oice of Chief Counse - SFRPO Box 26449San rancisco CA94126-6449

    180 Sue Street Fih FoorSan Fancisco CA 94104029

    Name: YE XINGCHEN A 078-694-496

    ate oftis notice 11/8/2013

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    US Depament of JusceExecuv Oce r Imiation Rvw

    Deciso of the Board omiton Appels

    FaJ Cuc, Vrgina 4

    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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    AQ78 694 96

    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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    NTED TAE DEPARTMET OF JUTIEEXETIVE OFIE OR IMMIGRTION REVIEW

    NITED TTE IMMIGRTIO ORT

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    REPODENT

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    APPLIATION Andnmen f esidene

    O EHALF OF RE PONDENT: ROERT MMIG, EQUIRE, 2 ROADTREET, REDWOOD ITY, LIFORNIA 43

    O EHALF OF H: JME GILDEA EIRE, 12 MOTGOMERY

    TREET, ITE 2, N FRNIO, LIFORNIA 1

    ORL DEON OF HE IMMIGTION JDGE

    Respnden is ied me nive nd iien f

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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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    ine Msers' Degrees ne in Engis ierre n

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    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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    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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