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ADEN v. HOLDER

No. 08-71168.

589 F.3d 1040 (2009)

Abdirisaq Hassan ADEN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 18, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victoria Diaz, Ruben Aranda, Linda Imonode, and Mark Sorokin, law students from the University of Arizona College of Law, supervised by Willie M. Jordan-Curtis, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Associate Dean for Student Affairs, University of Arizona College of Law, Tucson, AZ, for the petitioner.

Gregory G. Katsas, Stephen J. Flynn, Mark C. Walters, Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for the respondent.

Before: ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, CARLOS T. BEA and SANDRA S. IKUTA, Circuit Judges.

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

We address corroboration in this asylum case under the REAL ID Act.

Facts

Abdirisaq Hassan Aden entered the United States from Mexico at the San Ysidro, California, port of entry. He conceded removability and, with the help of counsel, applied for asylum. He presented himself as a Somalian from a minority clan who feared persecution from the two dominant clans.

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