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· 2/6/2004

Nuga Ivo Nyama v. John Ashcroft

Citations

  • 357 F.3d 812
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 1826
  • 2004 WL 224447

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating the IJ did not err in demanding additional corroborating evidence where the petitioner’s asylum narrative was not credible
  • stating the IJ did not err in demanding additional corroborating evidence where the petitioner’s asylum narrative was not credible
  • \The sole test for admission of evidence is whether the evidence is probative and its admission is fundamentally fair.\
  • “The sole test for admission of evidence [in immigration proceedings] is whether the evidence is probative and its admission is fundamentally -4- fair.” (quoting Espinoza v. INS, 45 F.3d 308, 310 (9th Cir. 1995))

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Judges: Arnold, Lay, Riley

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