Singh v. Garland

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · April 12, 2021 · No. 20-60256

Summary

**Singh v. Garland, 5th Cir. 2021 (unpublished)** – Petition for review of BIA denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT relief. The court upheld the BIA’s adverse credibility determination under the substantial evidence standard, finding the record did not compel a finding of credibility. Key topics: immigration, adverse credibility determination, substantial evidence review, 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii), 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B).

Holdings

  1. The adverse credibility determination is supported by substantial evidence, and the petition for review is denied.

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the adverse credibility determination is supported by substantial evidence.

Disposition

denied

Cases Cited (8)

  • Zhu v. Gonzales, 493 F.3d 588, 593 (5th Cir. 2007)(cited)
  • Sharma v. Holder, 729 F.3d 407, 411 (5th Cir. 2013)(cited)
  • Matter of M-S-, 21 I. & N. Dec. 125, 129 (BIA 1995)(cited)
  • Chun v. I.N.S., 40 F.3d 76, 78 (5th Cir. 1994)(cited)
  • Wang v. Holder, 569 F.3d 531, 537-38 (5th Cir. 2009)(cited)
  • Mwembie v. Gonzales, 443 F.3d 405, 413 (5th Cir. 2006)(cited)
  • Zhang v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 339, 344 (5th Cir. 2005)(cited)
  • Singh v. Sessions, 880 F.3d 220, 225 (5th Cir. 2018)(cited)

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