· 3/9/2005
Zhen Li Iao v. Alberto R. Gonzales
Citations
- 400 F.3d 530
- 2005 WL 545278
How courts have described this case
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- describing these two problems and a few others as “disturbing features” present in a large number of cases reviewed by the Seventh Circuit
- noting a frequent insensitivity to the possibility of misunderstandings caused by the use of translators in immigration cases
- noting a frequent insensitivity to the possibility of misunderstandings caused by the use of translators in immigration cases
- noting “disturbing” insensitivity on the part of immigration adjudicators to possible misunderstandings caused by translation of difficult languages like Chinese
- regarding IJ’s decision as unreasoned in part because IJ relied on trivial inconsistencies in asylum applicant’s testimony
- noting a frequent insensitivity in immigration hearings to the possibilities of misunderstandings caused by the use of translators of difficult languages such as Chi- nese
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Judges: Posner, Manton, Wood
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