Sergei Zolotukhin v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General

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• holding that the IJ violated due process by refusing to permit testimony from the 5 petitioner’s grandmother, who could have corroborated his claim that he is a Pentecostal Christian
• holding that the immigration judge violated 3 23-3319 due process by not crediting applicant’s testimony about his religious affiliation while excluding expert witnesses who could have corroborated that testimony
• noting that the court “may infer prejudice even absent any allegations as to what the petitioner or his witnesses might have said if the IJ had not . . . refused to permit their testimony”
• finding prejudgment existed where IJ stated petitioner’s testimony was unbelievable and excluded key witness testimony
• “The standard does not demand absolute certainty; rather prejudice is shown if the violation ‘potentially . . . affects the outcome of the proceedings.’” (quoting Agyeman v. INS, 296 F.3d 871, 884 (9th Cir. 2002))

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