United States Ninth Circuit

False statements made to an asylum officer are statements made to a "court or tribunal" for purposes of determining an alien's good moral character.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/28/2000
• Decided 04/20/2001
• Published 04/20/2001

Judges

• CHOY, Circuit Judge:, Before:  CHOY, WALLACE and SKOPIL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Maria G. Ramos and Jessica Ramos, Pacoima, California, for the petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cindy S. Ferrier, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.