U.S. Supreme Court,
Immigration,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 2, 2021
9th Circuit’s ‘always believe the asylum claimant’ rule overturned
Justice Neil Gorsuch’s opinion rejected the use of a “special rule in immigration disputes” by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that he concluded “appears to be an outlier.”
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned on Tuesday a long-standing 9th Circuit court rule that testimony from an immigrant fighting to stay in the country is presumed to be credible.
Siding with the government, the high court found that an asylum-seeker's testimony does not have to be treated as truthful when courts do not say anything about its credibility. Justice Neil Gorsuch rejected the use of a "special rule in immigrat...
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