Legal Opinion
Aden v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2009No. 08-71168PublishedCited by 478 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
We address corroboration in this asylum case under the REAL ID Act.
Facts
Abdirisaq Hassan Aden entered the United States from Mexico at the San Ysidro, California, port of entry. He conceded removability and, with the help of counsel, applied for asylum. He presented himself as a Somalian from a minority clan who feared persecution from the two dominant clans.
His account of Somalian life is horrific. He testified that he is from the Bilisyar (or Biliser) subclan of the Wardey clan, though he also stated that the name of his clan was Wardey-Ali or Madaheweyne. In 2003,…
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