Legal Opinion

Vatyan v. Mukasey

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 27, 2007No. 07-72386PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by Judge FISHER; Dissent by Judge CLIFTON.

FISHER, Circuit Judge:

Vladimir Vatyan, an Armenian citizen, petitions for review of a Board of Immi*1181gration Appeals decision upholding an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of Vatyan’s application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture. During his asylum hearing, Vatyan attempted to introduce documents purportedly from the Armenian government but the IJ refused to consider them, apparently because Va-tyan had failed to obtain a government certification of their authenticity. We hold that…

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