Legal Opinion
Rizk v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 3, 2011No. 06-74213PublishedCited by 296 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IKUTA, Circuit Judge:
George Gerges Rizk, the principal petitioner in this case, claims that the immigration judge (IJ) and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) erred in rejecting his asylum claim on the basis of an adverse credibility determination. Specifically, Rizk argues that he was not given a chance to explain the inconsistencies on which the IJ relied in finding him not credible. Because the record shows that Rizk did have ample opportunities to reconcile the numerous contradictions in his testimony, but failed to offer a reasonable and plausible explanation for them, the IJ’s…
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