Yang v. Holder
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on June 18, 2012.
Docket No.11-1119
Op. Below5th Cir.
Issue
Whether -- under 8 C.F.R. " 1208.13(a), which provides that "[t]he testimony of [an asylum] applicant, if credible, may be sufficient to sustain the burden of proof without corroboration" -- an immigration judge must explicitly determine whether an asylum applicant"s testimony is credible before denying asylum for failure of the applicant to provide evidence corroborating his or her asylum application.
Recommended Citation: Yang v. Holder, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/yang-v-holder/