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Mam v. Holder

Facts

Petitioners, natives and citizens of Cambodia, alleged that they were persecuted by followers of the head of the Cambodian government because of the alien's participation in an opposition political party. Petitioners alleged that, inter alia, the alien was threatened by police, he received numerous death threats, he was beaten and arrested due to leading a protest, he broke his kneecap when a car pushed his motorcycle to the curb, a police captain raped his wife, and he was blacklisted after the police accused him of being involved with an anti-government group. The court determined that petitioners' asylum application was properly denied because substantial evidence supported the IJ's adverse credibility determination.

Petitioners, natives and citizens of Cambodia, alleged that they were persecuted by followers of the head of the Cambodian government because of the alien's participation in an opposition political party. Petitioners alleged that, inter alia, the alien was threatened by police, he received numerous death threats, he was beaten and arrested due to leading a protest, he broke his kneecap when a car pushed his motorcycle to the curb, a police captain raped his wife, and he was blacklisted after the police accused him of being involved with an anti-government group. The court determined that petitioners' asylum application was properly denied because substantial evidence supported the IJ's adverse credibility determination.

Issue

Whether the IJ's adverse credibility finding was supported by substantial evidence.

Whether the IJ's adverse credibility finding was supported by substantial evidence.

Rule

The IJ's credibility determination is reviewed under the deferential substantial evidence standard, and the agency's credibility determination will not be upset unless the petitioners can show that the record evidence compels a reasonable factfinder to make a contrary determination.

The IJ's credibility determination is reviewed under the deferential substantial evidence standard, and the agency's credibility determination will not be upset unless the petitioners can show that the record evidence compels a reasonable factfinder to make a contrary determination.

Analysis

The court found that the IJ's adverse credibility determination was supported by numerous discrepancies and omissions in the petitioners' testimony and affidavit. These included inconsistencies regarding the date of the alleged rape, the duration of hospitalization after a motorcycle incident, and the claim of being blacklisted. The IJ concluded that these discrepancies went to the heart of the petitioners' claims and made it impossible to credit their testimony.

The court found that the IJ's adverse credibility determination was supported by numerous discrepancies and omissions in the petitioners' testimony and affidavit. These included inconsistencies regarding the date of the alleged rape, the duration of hospitalization after a motorcycle incident, and the claim of being blacklisted. The IJ concluded that these discrepancies went to the heart of the petitioners' claims and made it impossible to credit their testimony.

Conclusion

The court denied the petition for review, affirming the IJ's and BIA's findings.

The court denied the petition for review, affirming the IJ's and BIA's findings.

Who won?

The government prevailed in the case because the court upheld the IJ's adverse credibility finding, which was supported by substantial evidence.

The government prevailed in the case because the court upheld the IJ's adverse credibility finding, which was supported by substantial evidence.

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