Does the prospect of arranged marriage and abuse warrant asylum in the US? /
Christian Science Monitor, 23 March 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0323/p01s02-usju.html
Warren Richey
"An immigration judge said no, but an appeals court panel found a valid fear of persecution.
When Hong Ying Gao arrived in the US from China in 2001, she pleaded with authorities for asylum, expressing fear that if deported, she'd face abuse and even torture.
But what separates Ms. Gao's case from thousands of other asylum seekers is that her fear of abuse is not tied to iron-fisted tactics of the Chinese government. Rather, it stems from anticipated mistreatment at the hands of her future husband."