PHAL v. MUKASEY

No. 07-1223.

524 F.3d 85 (2008)

Mom PHAL and Soeun Nou, Petitioners, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 18, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. MacDonald, on brief, for petitioners.

Nairi M. Simonian, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and Jeffrey J. Bernstein, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, on brief, for respondent.

Before TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Mom Phal and her husband, Soeun Nou, are citizens of Cambodia. The Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirmed the decision of the Immigration Judge ("IJ") denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). After careful consideration, we conclude that substantial evidence supports the BIA's determination that Phal lacked credibility and that she had failed to demonstrate...

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