Mejia-Gonzalez v. United States

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• holding an adverse credibility determination was not supported where a claimant “gave a plausible and compelling explanation for the omission”
• explaining that omissions did not undermine the petitioner’s credibility because they concerned his “fellow church member’s detention and his wife’s arrest”
• stating that “inconsistencies created by direct contradictions in evidence and testimony” are particularly probative of credibility
• finding it implausible an applicant would seek to bolster a claim only through responses to government questioning
• contrasting the probative value of omissions with that of “inconsistencies created by direct contradictions in evidence and testimony”
• accepting the petitioner’s testimony as true and remanding “[b]ecause the BIA’s decision was based on the erroneous conclusion that [the petitioner’s] testimony was not credible”

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