AHMED v. HOLDER

No. 13-2254.

765 F.3d 96 (2014)

Mohamed Osman AHMED, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

September 2, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Huntington on brief for petitioner.

Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Blair T. O'Connor , Assistant Director, and Joseph D. Hardy , Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, on brief for respondent.

Before THOMPSON, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

Over half a century ago, an impresario named Ralph Edwards shot to fame as the host of a radio show called "Truth or Consequences." The lesson of the show was that playing fast and loose with the truth will often backfire and produce undesirable results. That lesson has continuing relevance today.

In this case, the immigration judge (IJ) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), prompted by what they plausibly perceived to be the petitioner...

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