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· 6/14/2004

Walentyna Korniejew v. John D. Ashcroft

Citations

  • 371 F.3d 377
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 11580
  • 2004 WL 1301846

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that a “minor inconsistency” alone was not enough to support an adverse credibility determination before finding additional facts to support upholding the IJ’s finding
  • holding that petitioner’s inability to explain discrepancy between her testimony and asylum application supports adverse credibility determination
  • finding that a discrepancy on a collateral matter cannot \form the basis for an adverse credibility finding\ on its own
  • finding that a discrepancy on a collateral matter cannot “form the basis for an adverse credibility finding” on its own
  • finding that a discrepancy on a collateral matter cannot “form the basis for an adverse credibility finding” on its own
  • upholding adverse credibility determination where petitioner had failed to mention in earlier proceedings that her husband had been arrested and killed for political reasons

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Judges: Diane, Manion, Ripple, Wood

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