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LIN v. GONZALES

No. 04-70422.

434 F.3d 1158 (2006)

Dao Lu LIN, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 12, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benjamin V. Chen, Benjamin V. Chen, AAL, LLLC, Honolulu, HI, for appellant Dao Lu Lin.

William C. Minick and Barry J. Pettinato, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for appellee Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General.

Before HAWKINS, McKEOWN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

McKEOWN, Circuit Judge.

The question we consider in this asylum case is the nature of evidence required to support an Immigration Judge's ("IJ") adverse credibility finding based on documentary evidence. We reiterate the longstanding principle that such an adverse credibility finding must be supported by substantial evidence. The IJ's speculation as to what an official document should look like, conjecture about the significance of the missing details in the document...

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