Legal v. Lynch

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Pierre' Richard Legal, a native and citizen of Haiti, asks us to review a Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) order denying his claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The BIA upheld an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) finding that Legal’s testimony was not credible and, thus, that he was unable to establish eligibility for relief. After careful consideration of the briefs and the record, we deny the petition.

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Legal entered the United States on August 9, 2011 without a valid entry document…