Legal Opinion
Roselyne Marikasi v. Loretta Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 20, 2016No. 16-3281PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAMON J. KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Roselyne Marikasi (“Marika-si”) appeals the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her asylum petition. On August 20, 2014, an IJ denied Marikasi’s application for asylum, withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”) 8 U.S.C. § 241(b)(3) and withholding of removal pursuant to the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The IJ determined that Marikasi was not a credible witness due to inconsistencies in her testimony and her failure to sufficiently corroborate…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by22 opinions
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