Legal Opinion
Pavittar Singh v. Loretta E. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 21, 2015No. 08-74212PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide, in this asylum case under the REAL ID Act, whether an Immigration Judge’s adverse credibility determination may be supported exclusively by background evidence in the record.
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Pavittar Singh, a native and citizen of India, entered the United States on or about January 4, 2007, as a nonimmigrant visitor, with authorization to remain in the United States for six months. However, on April 19, 2007, the Department of Homeland Security served Singh with a Notice to Appear, charging him as removable for failure to comply with the conditions of his…
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