Ahir v. Mukasey

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating the procedural requirements necessary to sustain a finding that a petitioner has filed a frivolous asylum application
• outlining the framework for an IJ to make a frivolous application finding
• outlining the framework for an IJ to make a frivolous application finding
• “[W]hen asked to respond to the discrepancies, [petitioner] either failed to explain, failed to even respond, or further contradicted her application. . . .”
• frivolous application determination appropriate where the procedural requirements were followed and the fabrication findings were supported by a preponderance of the evidence
• fourth element satisfied where petitioner was unable to explain discrepancies and where the IJ asked her directly, “Did you present to me a false claim for asylum, a made-up claim?”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).