United States Ninth Circuit

In a petition for review of an order removing petitioner from the U.S., the petition is granted where the Immigration Judge failed to comply with the REAL ID Act's provision allowing the judge to "determine[] that the applicant should provide evidence which corroborates otherwise credible testimony."

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/23/2009
• Decided 08/04/2009
• Published 08/04/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM:, Before:  B. FLETCHER, RAYMOND C. FISHER and RONALD M. GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sylvester Owino (pro se), James Fife (argued), Federal Public Defenders of San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA, for petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division;  Richard Evans, Assistant Director;  Andrew J. Oliveira (argued), Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for respondent-appellee.