United States Ninth Circuit

In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioners' asylum application, the petition is denied where the Immigration Judge's adverse credibility determination based on petitioners' demeanor was supported by substantial evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/08/2009
• Decided 02/18/2010
• Published 02/18/2010

Judges

• Before ANDREWJ. KLEINFELD and RICHARD C. TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and DAVID M. LAWSON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Aris E. Karakalos (argued), Lascher & Lascher, Ventura, CA; Kathryn M. Davis, Law Office of Kathryn M. Davis, Pasadena, CA, for petitioners Sombath Kin and Bunnary Prak.


• For Appellees:
  
• Margaret K. Taylor (argued), Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C.; Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division; Ernesto H. Molina, Senior Litigation Counsel, for respondent Attorney General Holder.