United States Ninth Circuit

In an asylum case alleging persecution in Romania on the basis of membership in the Millenist faith, petition is granted for review of denial of asylum and withholding of removal, and an adverse finding of credibility is vacated, where: 1) the Immigration Judge's adverse credibility finding was not based on substantial evidence; 2) the adverse credibility finding was based on speculation into and skepticism of Millenism.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/11/2008
• Decided 09/15/2008
• Published 09/15/2008

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:, Before: M. MARGARET McKEOWN and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges, and GEORGE P. SCHIAVELLI,District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jagdip Singh Sekhon, Oakland, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Thomas H. Dupree, Jr., and Judith Reed, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, for the respondent.