Xiu Xia Lin v. Mukasey

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 2008-07-21

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PER CURIAM: This petition requires us to consider the appropriate basis for an adverse credibility determination under the REAL ID Act, Pub L. No. 109-13, 119 Stat. 231 (2005). We write to clarify that the Act, which permits an IJ to base an adverse credibility finding on, inter alia, a lack of consistency “between the ap…

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