Decision date: 2018-11-21

Holding that (1) the Immigration Judge's adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence; (2) the Immigration Judge did not err by improperly discounting the Petitioner's corroborating evidence when denying his application for asylum; (3) the Immigration Judge did not err, on remand, by conducting an additional hearing and taking oral testimony before denying Petitioner's application for asylum; and (4) the Immigration Judge's determination that the Petitioner did not demonstrate a likelihood that he would be tortured if returned to Bangladesh was supported by substantial evidence.

Publication Status: Unpublished

Case judge: Gregory, Motz, Osteen*

Decision: Tofu v. Whitaker, 755 F. App'x 225 (4th Cir. 2018) (No. 17-1838)