[DOWNLOAD] "Ramsameachire V. Ashcroft" by 2002 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit August Term # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Ramsameachire V. Ashcroft
- Author : 2002 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit August Term
- Release Date : January 03, 2004
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 71 KB
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Petitioner Nadarjh Ramsameachire ("petitioner" or "Ramsameachire"), a citizen of Sri Lanka and a member of that nation's ethnic Tamil minority, appeals from the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act ("INA"), 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 and 1231, respectively, and for withholding of removal pursuant to the Convention Against Torture ("CAT") and its implementing regulations, see 8 C.F.R. § 208.16. At his removal hearing, Ramsameachire testified as to his purported past persecution on the basis of his ethnicity and imputed political beliefs, as well as his fear of further persecution if returned to Sri Lanka. The Immigration Judge ("IJ") determined that Ramsameachire's testimony at the hearing differed substantially from his prior statements to an asylum officer during his airport interview, and based on these inconsistencies, found that Ramsameachire had no well-founded fear of persecution, and had not established that there was any danger that he would be persecuted or tortured if he was removed to Sri Lanka. The IJ concluded that Ramsameachire's lack of credibility therefore precluded relief under both the INA and CAT. The BIA affirmed the IJ's decision, including the credibility determination.