Decision date: 2023-12-13

Holding that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) properly applied Fifth Circuit law where the Immigration Judge (IJ) heard and decided the case from the immigration court in Fort Worth, Texas. Also upholding the IJ's adverse credibility finding where the IJ cited "specific and cogent reasons" for making its finding, some of which went to the heart of Alfaro-Hernandez's asylum claim.

Publication Status: Unpublished

Case judge: Motz, Niemeyer, Rushing

Decision: Alfaro-Hernandez v. Garland, No. 22-2305, 2023 WL 8618521 (4th Cir. Dec. 13, 2023)