Legal Opinion

Li v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 31, 2013No. 08-70586PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BEA, Circuit Judge:

Enying Li was denied asylum, withholding of removal pursuant to § 241(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and withholding of removal pursuant to the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) on two separate claims of past persecution because the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) found her testimony regarding one of her *1162claims not credible. We must now decide whether an.IJ may use the maxim falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus (ie. false in one thing, false in everything) to find that material inconsistencies in testimony regarding one claim support an adverse credibility…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Victor Paul v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  2. Shrestha v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
  3. Felix Norbert Siewe v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
  4. Rajinder Singh v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  5. United States v. Michael JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by31 opinions

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