United States First Circuit

Petition for review of denial of application for asylum and withholding of deportation is denied where: 1) petitioner's failure to retain counsel after being advised of his right to do so did not constitute a deprivation of due process; and 2) the IJ's adverse credibility determination was well supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2006
• Published 09/26/2006

Judges

• CYR, Senior Circuit Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and CYR, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alexander K. Yu, on brief for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, and Siu Wong, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, on brief for respondent.