United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the Immigration Judge unreasonably applied the corroboration rule, which requires an asylum applicant to present evidence corroborating her testimony even when that testimony is deemed credible.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/19/2004
• Decided 09/29/2004
• Published 09/29/2004

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael S. Ferrell (argued), Jones Day, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security, Chicago, IL, Richard M. Evans, Paul Fiorino (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.