Published Decisions

Kasnecovic v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 812 (9th Cir. 2005)
Background: Native of Yugoslavia petitioned for review of order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) summarily affirming immigration judge's denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).

Holding: The Court of Appeals, Leavy, Circuit Judge, held that unexplained inconsistencies in statements that alien made regarding her nationality and the Yugoslavian province in which she lived, in statements that she made to Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) interviewer at time of her admission and in various documents that she filed, and as to her relatives or lack of relatives in the United States, provided substantial evidentiary support for adverse credibility finding, and supported denial of alien's application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT).