United States Ninth Circuit

Denial of Petitioner's asylum petition is affirmed, where the BIA's adverse credibility determinations were supported by substantial evidence given Petitioner's multiple false statements about his alleged persecution.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/07/2007
• Decided 03/03/2009
• Published 03/03/2009

Judges

• Before:  HARRY PREGERSON, JOHN T. NOONAN, and STEPHEN S. TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kari E. Hong, Law Offices of Helen A. Sklar, Los Angeles, CA, for the petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Arthur L. Rabin, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.