ILUNGA v. HOLDER

No. 13-2064.

777 F.3d 199 (2015)

Faustin Mukadi ILUNGA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: January 27, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Dana Joo Moss , Cooley LLP, Washington, D.C., for Petitioner. Catherine Bye , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent. ON BRIEF: Stuart F. Delery , Assistant Attorney General, Cindy S. Ferrier , Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.

Petition for review granted; vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge FLOYD and Judge THACKER joined.


Faustin Mukadi Ilunga, a citizen of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, appeals the denial of his application for asylum and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We hold that the rejection of Ilunga's asylum application, largely on the basis of an adverse credibility finding, was not supported by substantial...

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