United States Ninth Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for review of denial of her asylum claim is granted and the denial vacated where the immigration judge's adverse credibility finding was not supported by substantial evidence and plaintiff had shown sufficient evidence of past persecution and a well-founded fear of future persecution based on her religious beliefs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/07/2005
• Published 11/07/2005

Judges

• WHALEY, District Judge:, Before: O'SCANNLAIN and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges, and WHALEY, United States District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas G. Ingraham, Alhambra, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  John C. Cunningham, Senior Litigation Counsel;  Norah Ascoli Schwarz, Senior Litigation Counsel;  Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.