The following excerpt is from Chen Song v. Holder, 12-3761 NAC (2nd Cir. 2013):
incredible witness, the agency's determination was reasonable. See Tu Lin v. Gonzales, 446 F.3d 395, 402 (2d Cir. 2006) (emphasizing that "even where an IJ relies on discrepancies or lacunae that, if taken separately, concern matters collateral or ancillary to the claim, ... the cumulative effect may nevertheless be deemed consequential by the fact-finder").
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