First Circuit· 6/7/2007

Pan v. Gonzales

Citations

489 F.3d 80
2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 13159
2007 WL 1633660

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noting that the “more likely than not” standard requires greater evidence than the “reasonable possibility” standard applied in asylum cases
explaining that even though inconsistencies “may seem like small potatoes,” their cumulative effect may be great
explaining that while “[s]ome of these inconsistencies, in isolation, may seem like small potatoes ... their cumulative effect is great”
explaining that an \adverse credibility determination can prove fatal\ to an I-589 - 8 - application
explaining that “ ‘more likely than not’ standard is harder for an alien to satisfy than the ‘reasonable possibility’ standard for showing a well-founded fear of future persecution in asylum cases”
describing question as “color-able” so long as the argument advanced has “at the very least, ... some potential validity”

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Judges: Torruella, Selya, Cyr

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