United States Sixth Circuit

Plaintiffs' petition for review is granted where the immigration judge's persistent mischaracterization of their testimony biased his decision against them as to both their credibility and their claims of past and likely future persecution.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2005
• Published 02/23/2005

Judges

• COLE, Circuit Judge., Before:  DAVID A. NELSON and COLE, Circuit Judges;  SARGUS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marquette D. Evans, Brown, Lippert, Heile & Evans, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Russell J.E. Verby, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent., Russell J.E. Verby, Emesto H. Molina, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.