United States Tenth Circuit

Petition for review of a decision that she did not present credible claims for asylum, restriction on removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture is granted where the adverse credibility determination was not based on "substantial evidence" and supported by "specific, cogent reasons."

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/21/2006
• Published 07/24/2006

Judges

• McCONNELL, Circuit Judge., Before McCONNELL, ANDERSON, and TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nathan Kunz, Student Attorney, supervised by Timothy M. Hurley (Timothy M. Hurley on the briefs), University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Federal Appellate Clinic, Denver, Colorado, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Elizabeth A. Weishaupl, Assistant United States Attorney (William J. Leone, United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Office of the United States Attorney, Denver, Colorado, for Respondent.