United States Sixth Circuit

A petition for review of a denial of Congolese native's application for asylum and related relief is granted where: 1) the IJ made an erroneous adverse credibility finding on the asylum question, and the negative determination permeated and infused the IJ's subsequent findings and conclusions on petitioner's additional requests for relief; and 2) thus, the IJ's order lacked adequate legal analysis and reasoning to support its ultimate conclusions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/18/2007
• Published 05/18/2007

Judges

• Before MARTIN and CLAY, Circuit Judges;  POLSTER, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ON BRIEF:  John S. Richbourg, Memphis, Tennessee, for Petitioner.   Surell Brady, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.