· 8/2/2005
Yan Chen v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General, 1
Citations
- 417 F.3d 268
- 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 15845
- 2005 WL 1806121
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that this Court assumes, but does not determine, an applicant’s credibility when the agency does not make an explicit credibility determination
- assuming without determining credibility where the BIA declined to affirm 14 an IJ’s adverse credibility determination
- declining to consider IJ’s credibility findings where the BIA assumed the petitioner’s credibility and did not adopt the IJ’s decision to any extent
- assuming, without determining, the petitioner’s credibility as to his testimony concerning past events and as to his subjective fear of future persecution
- declining to review the IJ's adverse credibility determination where the BIA did not base its decision on that determination
- finding “significant error in the BIA’s failure to consider the country condition report submitted by [the petitioner], which corroborates his testimony”
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Judges: McLaughlin, Straub, Hall
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