GONTCHAROVA v. ASHCROFT

No. 03-1641.

384 F.3d 873 (2004)

Evguenia GONTCHAROVA and Ksenia Kidanova, Petitioners, v. John D. ASHCROFT, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Ferrell (argued), Jones Day, Chicago, IL, for Petitioners.

George P. Katsivalis, Department of Homeland Security, Chicago, IL, Richard M. Evans, Paul Fiorino (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The question in this asylum case is whether the immigration judge properly applied the "corroboration rule," under which an asylum applicant may be required to present evidence corroborating her testimony even when that testimony is deemed credible. The test, as set forth by the Board of Immigration Appeals, hinges on whether it is "reasonable to expect" the applicant to produce particular pieces of evidence. Because we conclude that the rule...

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