Legal Opinion
H-C-R-C
Board of Immigration Appeals
Decided June 20, 2024No. ID 4077PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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28 I&N Dec. 809
(BIA 2024) Interim Decision #4077 Matter of H-C-R-C-, Respondent Decided June 20, 2024 U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review Board of Immigration Appeals (1) Applicants bear the burden of establishing their own credibility, and no statute or legal precedent compels an Immigration Judge to conclude that an applicant’s testimony is credible. (2) Rape is sufficiently severe to constitute torture and can never be a lawful sanction under the Convention Against Torture. FOR THE RESPONDENT: Nancy Oretskin, Esquire, Las Cruces, New Mexico FOR THE…
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