Ahmed v. Holder’s Empirical Analysis
765 F.3d 96 · 2014
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (§ 208 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)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (§ 242 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)) · 8 U.S.C. § 1255 (§ 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Liteky et al United States · United States v. Zannino · Laurent v. Ashcroft · Olujoke v. Gonzáles · Thomas Leblanc and Marie Margaret Leblancs, v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Most-quoted passages
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“[a]s long as the agency's credibility determination is 'supported by reasonable, substantial, and probative evidence on the record considered as a whole,' we must accept it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“a reviewing court should leave such a [credibility] determination intact as long as the agency provides specific and cogent reasons for it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the presence of corroboration may save an asylum application notwithstanding the alien's apparent lack of credibility.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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