United States First Circuit

Petition for review of a final order denying plaintiffs' application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture is denied where the IJ's adverse credibility determination against plaintiffs is supported by substantial evidence and thus plaintiffs did not meet the burden of proof required to establish their asylum claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/22/2009
• Published 05/22/2009

Judges

• LYNCH, Chief Judge., Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas Stylianos, Jr. on brief for petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sunah Lee, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Michael F. Hertz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Michelle G. Latour, Assistant Director, on brief for respondent.