Kegeh v. Sessions, No. 16-2554 (8th Cir. 2017)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit denied a petition for review of the denial of petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The court held that the IJ's credibility finding was rooted in numerous inconsistencies between petitioner's testimony and the record, the implausibility of certain events, and a lack of corroborating evidence. Therefore, substantial evidence supported the denial of asylum. Because withholding of removal and CAT claims were based on the same discredited testimony, these claims also failed.
Court Description: Shepherd, Author, with Wollman and Melloy, Circuit Judges] Petition for Review - Immigration. Petitioner's testimony contained inconsistencies which went to the heart of his petition and these inconsistencies provided the IJ with cogent, specific reasons for disbelieving him and discrediting his claims; the adverse credibility finding was fatal to petitioner's asylum, withholding of removal and CAT claims, and the petition for review is denied.
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