Legal Opinion
Nishchal Bhattarai v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 30, 2016No. 12-74062PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Nishchal Bhattarai petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The BIA upheld the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) adverse credibility finding based on alleged inconsistencies between Bhattarai’s testimony and certain supporting documents, and because Bhattarai failed to provide additional corroborative evidence, including testimony by his brother. The alleged inconsistencies are either unsupported by the record or are more…
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