Nishan Singh v. Jefferson Sessions

I respectfully dissent. I would deny the petition for review. The record supported the BIA’s determination that there was no clear error in the immigration judge’s conclusion that Singh lacked credibility.

*898The majority evidently would extend Singh v. Gonzales to the dissimilar circumstances in this case.1 There, the asylum officer did not testify to confirm his notes.2 Here, he did. There, his notes were only a “short, conclusory summary,”3 here, his notes were extensive and detailed. Indeed, the testimony of the asylum officer is very comparable to situations where doctors testify and when…