Fourth Circuit Case Law

Fourth Circuit Case Law on Credibility

When making an adverse credibility finding, the Court must provide “specific, cogent reason[s].” Figeroa v. INS, 886 F.2d 76, 78 (4th Cir. 1989). “Examples of specific and cogent reasons include inconsistent statements, contradictory evidence, and inherently improbable testimony.” Tewabe v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 533, 538 (4th Cir. 2006). “The existence of only a few such inconsistencies, omissions, or contradictions can be sufficient for the agency to make an adverse credibility determination as to the applicant's entire testimony regarding past persecution.” Djadjou v. Holder, 662 F.3d 265, 273 (4th Cir. 2011); see also Camara v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 361, 369 (4th Cir. 2004) (upholding an immigration judge’s adverse credibility determination based on two inconsistencies).