Nirmal SINGH, Petitioner,
v.
Eric H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued and Submitted December 15, 2010.
Filed June 17, 2011.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Hilary Han , Dobrin & Han, PC, Seattle, WA, argued the cause for the petitioner and filed a brief; Bart Klein , Law Offices of Bart Klein, Seattle, WA, was on the brief. Taranjeet Kaur Buttar , Buttar & Cantor, LLP, Tukwila, WA, also filed a brief; Patrick Cantor , Buttar & Cantor, LLP, Tukwila, WA, was on the brief.
John W. Blakeley , Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia, argued the case for the respondent and filed a brief; Donald E. Keener , Deputy Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia; and Tony West , Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, were on the brief. Rebecca Ariel Hoffberg , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia, also filed a brief; Gregory Katsas , Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia; William C. Peachey , Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia; and Mona Maria Yousif , Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia, were on the brief.
Charles Roth , National Immigrant Justice Center, Chicago, IL, filed a brief on behalf of the National Immigrant Justice Center as amicus curiae in support of the petitioner.
Opinion by Judge McKEOWN; Dissent by Judge O'SCANNLAIN.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
Applicants for asylum must show by clear and convincing evidence that they filed their applications within one year after arrival in the United States, absent changed or extraordinary circumstances. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B).1 The heart of petitioner Nirmal Singh's argument on appeal is that his credible testimony does not require
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