Darinchuluum v. Lynch

Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Immigration
Citation
Case Number: 
No. 14-2212
Decision Date: 
October 8, 2015
Federal District: 
Petition for Review, Order of Bd. of Immigration Appeals
Holding: 
Petition denied
Record contained sufficient evidence to support Bd.’s denial of alien’s asylum request, even though alien asserted that he was subjected to persecution in his native country (Mongolia) as result of his attempts to expose illegal smuggling operation. While IJ found that alien was generally credible, IJ could still find that alien failed to offer sufficient corroborating evidence on key aspects of his claim in terms of newspaper reports mentioned by alien or medical reports to substantiate his claim of injuries. Moreover, Bd. could properly note that alien misled immigration officials as to purpose of him seeking visa into U.S. Also, while alien moved for remand for purpose of introducing supplemental evidence to support his claim, Bd. could properly find that alien could and should have submitted such evidence at original hearing.