United States Ninth Circuit

In an immigration action, the petition for review is granted where the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) erred in denying petitioner’s motion to reopen removal proceedings when it applied the ‘false in one thing, false in everything’ maxim to reject petitioner’s new claim for asylum relief. The Court clarified that the BIA is not a finder of fact that can make the required credibility determinations involved in applying the maxim.

Appellate Information

• Published 2016/02/26

Judges

• CHHABRIA

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

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