Legal Opinion
Baljit Singh v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 27, 2002No. 01-70505PublishedCited by 195 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge FERGUSON; Dissent by Judge TALLMAN.
*1110OPINION
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge.
Baljit Singh (“Singh”), a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b). We conclude that the BIA erred in affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) adverse credibility determination because any inconsistencies in Singh’s testimony were either minor or not contradictory.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts1
Singh is a 32-year-old native of the Punjab region in…
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