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· 8/19/1985

Jose M. Sarvia-Quintanilla v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service

Citations

  • 767 F.2d 1387

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding that lying under oath to immigration officials supported an adverse credibility finding
  • “An immigration judge alone is jin a position to observe an alien’s tone and demeanor ... The court of appeals should be far less confident of their ability to make such important, but often subtle, determinations.”

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Judges: Sneed, Beezer, Rafeedie

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