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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.

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