Legal Opinion
Xiu Xia Lin v. Mukasey
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 21, 2008No. Docket 07-5211-agPublishedCited by 975 opinions
1Per curiam
This petition requires us to consider the appropriate basis for an adverse credibility determination under the REAL ID Act, Pub L. No. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231 (2005). We write to clarify that the Act, which permits an IJ to base an adverse credibility finding on, inter alia, a lack of consistency “between the applicant’s ... written and oral statements!,] ... the [in-Iconsistency of such statements with other evidence of record ... and any inaccuracies or falsehoods in such statements, without regard to whether an inconsistency, inaccuracy, or falsehood goes to the heart of the applicant’s…
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