United States Ninth Circuit

Petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and withholding of protection under the Convention, is granted, where: 1) substantial evidence did not support the BIA adverse credibility determination; 2) the credibility determination was flawed in that it relied on petitioner's omission until cross-examination of details concerning third parties, which were not contradictory to his earlier testimony or application materials; and 3) the BIA erred by rejecting petitioner's explanation for failing to amend or add this information to his asylum application at the outset of his merits hearing.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/13/2014
• Decided 08/25/2014
• Published 08/25/2014

Judges

• Fisher

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel