Legal Opinion
Singh v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 25, 2011No. 06-74547, 07-71289PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Chief Judge KOZINSKI; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge NOONAN.
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge:
We consider whether lying to the immigration authorities is a sufficient basis for an adverse credibility finding, and when a lie uttered by one spouse may fairly be attributed to the other.
Facts
Nirmal Singh filed an asylum application soon after he came to the United States in 1994. He claimed that he had been persecuted in India because of his support for the Akali Dal Mann Party. Singh testified that he was arrested and severely beaten three times for his political…
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