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SINGH v. HOLDER

No. 05-70722.

638 F.3d 1264 (2011)

Harminder SINGH, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 3, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ajai Mathew (argued), Law Office Ajai Mathew, and Manpreet Singh Gahra (briefed), Law Office of Manpreet Singh Gahra, Berkeley, CA, for the petitioner.

Jason S. Patil , U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., for the respondent.

Before: J. CLIFFORD WALLACE, DIARMUID F. O'SCANNLAIN and ANDREW J. KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

We address the effect of lying in an asylum application and to an asylum officer on an adverse credibility finding.

FACTS

Harminder Singh is a native and citizen of India. He, his parents, and his sisters went to Canada, where they lived for two and a half years. They applied unsuccessfully for asylum in Canada. After the denial, they somehow entered the United States "without inspection," and Singh applied...

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