United States Eighth Circuit

Lebanese citizen's due process rights were violated, as IJ did not fully develop record, limited petitioner's ability to elaborate on details of his claims, and discounted petitioner's credibility based on the limited responses; proof of prejudice is established. Remanded for a new asylum hearing.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/01/2004
• Published 04/01/2004

Judges

• MELLOY, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY and MELLOY, Circuit Judges, and ERICKSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy E. Wichmer, argued, St. Louis, Missouri, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Larry P. Cote, argued, Washington, D.C. (Peter D. Keisler, Richard M. Evans, and Timothy P. McIlmail on the brief), for respondent.