“An IJ must analyze inconsistencies against the backdrop of the whole record, as one factor in the overall credibility determination. Balogun, 374 F.3d at 504. ...
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05-2387 Cevilla v. Gonzales
“The fact that Cevilla did not reside continuously in the United States from 1985 is irrelevant, since she needed only to have resided here from ...
Read More »05-1344 Wang v. Gonzales
“It is undisputed that Guo and Chu wish to harm Wang. Wang, however, admits that they do not seek to do so ‘on account of’ ...
Read More »05-2893 Kholyavskiy v. Achim
“By claiming that Ms. Achim is, in effect, his immediate custodian, Mr. Kholyavskiy’s argument makes the logical misstep discussed in al-Marri of ‘conflat[ing] the person ...
Read More »05-2051 Margos v. Gonzales
“[I]t is no secret that the turmoil in present-day Iraq makes it (or at least its metropolitan areas such as Baghdad and Kirkuk) an unsafe ...
Read More »04-3401, 04-4159 & 05-1687 Patel v. Gonzales
The question before us, once again, is not whether we as an initial matter might have found equitable reasons to relieve these three individuals from ...
Read More »04-2286 Musabelliu v. Gonzales
“Although a conclusion that private communications to a military commander, a cabinet member, and a public prosecutor about potential crimes are not a form of ...
Read More »05-2009 Qureshi v. Gonzales
“The IJ did not err in determining that jurisdiction was proper despite the missing date. This Court has held a concession of excludability to be ...
Read More »04-3218 Sokolov v. Gonzales
“The IJ exercised his discretion to deny Sokolov’s application for adjustment of status primarily on the basis of his conviction and his incredible explanation of ...
Read More »05-1897 Pede v. Gonzales
“Pede now argues that, by refusing to continue her case, the IJ denied her the right to have her request for adjustment properly adjudicated. She ...
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