Y-B

Citations

• 21 I. & N. Dec. 1136

Syllabus

Y-B-, 21 I&N Dec. 1136 (BIA 1998) ID 3337 (PDF) (1) An asylum applicant does not meet his or her burden of proof by general and meager testimony. (2) Specific, detailed, and credible testimony or a combination of detailed testimony and corroborative background evidence is necessary to prove a case for asylum. (3) The weaker an applicant's testimony, the greater the need for corrobative evidence.