Villa-Londono v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
600 F.3d 21 · 2010
Citation profile
13 federal appellate ·
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Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (§ 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (§ 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias · Bocova v. Gonzales · Pan v. Gonzales · Olujoke v. Gonzáles · Orelien v. Gonzales
Most-quoted passages
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“The alien’s credible testimony alone may suffice to carry this burden. But the agency is not required to take such testimony at face value; it may discount or disregard the testimony if the trier reasonably deems it to be speculative or unworthy of credence. In the absence of other compelling evidence, an adverse credibility determination can prove fatal to a claim for either asylum or withholding of removal.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“must demonstrate either past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution 'on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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