Garland v. Ming Dai

Decided June 1, 2021. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 19-1155 · 593 U.S. 357 · Cited 128 times

The Ninth Circuit’s rule in immigration disputes—that in the absence of an explicit adverse credibility determination by an immigration judge or the Board of Immigration Appeals, a reviewing court must treat a petitioning noncitizen’s testimony as credible and true—cannot be reconciled with the terms of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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