· 10/20/2004
Njenga v. Ashcroft
Citations
- 386 F.3d 335
- 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 21795
- 2004 WL 2348566
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that any error in requiring corroboration did not merit relief because the IJ’s “adverse credibility findings, by themselves, constitute^] substantial evidence to support” the denial of petitioner’s asylum application
- “When a factual challenge pertains to a credibility finding made by an IJ ... we afford ‘particular deference’ in applying the substantial evidence standard.”
- “[O]ur review is meant to ensure that credibility findings are based upon neither a misstatement of the facts in the record nor bald speculation or caprice.”
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Judges: Lynch, Stahl, Lipez
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