United States Ninth Circuit

In a petition for review of the denial of petitioner's asylum application, the petition is denied where: 1) the Immigration Judge (IJ) possessed the authority to require corroborating evidence; and 2) the IJ's conclusion that petitioner's uncorroborated testimony was insufficient to carry his burden to prove his date of entry was proper.

Appellate Information

• Argued 07/08/2009
• Decided 04/19/2010
• Published 04/19/2010

Judges

• Before DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN, ANDREWJ. KLEINFELD and MARSHA S. BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Taranjeet Kaur Buttar, Buttar & Cantor, LLP, Tukwila, WA, argued the cause for the petitioner. Patrick Cantor, Buttar & Cantor, LLP, Tukwila, WA, was on the brief.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rebecca Ariel Hoffberg, U.S. Department of Justice, WA, District of Columbia, argued the cause for the respondent. Gregory Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, WA, District of Columbia; William C. Peachey, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, WA, District of Columbia; and Mona Maria Yousif, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, WA, District of Columbia, were on the brief.