United States Sixth Circuit

In an asylum case brought by petitioner, a native of Iraq and a Chaldean Christian, petition for review of a BIA decision dismissing petitioner's appeal from an oral decision of an IJ is granted and the decision vacated where the circuit court could not conclude that an adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence due to the IJ's behavior during the hearing, specifically, due to the IJ's exhibiting apparent bias and hostility toward petitioner.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/15/2007
• Published 06/15/2007

Judges

• Before MERRITT and GRIFFIN, Circuit Judges;  LAWSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roger R. Rathi, Legalquest Network, Southfield, MI (on brief), for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jamie M. Dowd, Michelle Gorden Latour, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC (on brief), for Respondent.