United States Second Circuit

Holding that petitioner was not credible and had filed a frivolous asylum application is affirmed to the extent the IJ's adverse credibility ruling was supported by substantial evidence, and vacated as to the IJ's finding of frivolousness and remanded to the BIA to develop standards consonant with relevant statutes and regulations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/11/2006
• Published 07/12/2006

Judges

• CALABRESI, Circuit Judge., Before CALABRESI, WESLEY, and HALL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Khagendra Gharti-Chhetry, Chhetry & Associates P.C., New York, N.Y., for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• James S. Carroll III, Assistant United States Attorney, for Anthony J. Jenkins, United States Attorney for the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, V.I., for Respondents.