Pan v. Gonzales

How courts have described this case

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

• 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”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).