Soumare v. Mukasey

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• “The IJ reasonably did not credit Soumare’s explanation for his conflicting testimony ... because Soumare prepared his second asylum application with the assistance of counsel.”
• adverse credibility finding upheld based upon conflicting testimony about the one incident in which petitioner was subject to physical mistreatment
• “Because [the petitioner] failed to prove his asylum claim, his withholding-of-removal claim fails a fortiori.”
• “Before an JJ may deny a claim for insufficient corroboration, the IJ must (1) make an explicit credibility finding; (2) explain why it is reasonable to expect additional corroboration; and (3
• “The IJ reasonably did not credit Soumare’s explanation for his conflicting testimony . . . because Soumare prepared his second asylum application with the assistance of counsel.”
• “Before an IJ may deny a claim for insuf- ficient corroboration, the IJ must (1) make an explicit credibility finding; (2) explain why it is reasonable to expect additional corroboration; and (3

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