United States Eighth Circuit

Plaintiff's omission of significant incidents of religious persecution from her asylum application, her inconsistencies and her failure to produce corroborating evidence provided specific and cogent reasons to support the Immigration Judge's finding that her testimony was not credible, resulting in the denial of her petition for review.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/29/2004
• Published 07/29/2004

Judges

• McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge., Before MELLOY, McMILLIAN and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barton C. Winter, argued, Birchwood, MN, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Joan E. Smiley, argued, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC (Alison Marie Igoe, Washington, DC, on the brief), for Respondent.