R-S-J

Citations

• 22 I. & N. Dec. 863

Syllabus

R-S-J-, 22 I&N Dec. 863 (BIA 1999) ID 3401 (PDF) For purposes of section 101(f)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(f)(6) (1994), false oral statements under oath to an asylum officer can constitute false testimony as defined by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Phinpathya v. INS, 673 F.2d 1013 (9th Cir. 1981), rev'd on other grounds, 464 U.S. 183 (1984).