The following excerpt is from Lin v. Lynch, 13-3060 NAC (2nd Cir. 2015):
been expected to include the alleged beating, insufficient food, and denial of medical care in his claim because they were not "ancillary or tangential." See Ye v. DHS, 446 F.3d 289, 294-95 (2d Cir. 2006) (finding omission material and affirming adverse credibility finding where asylum applicant testified that he was beaten during detention by family planning officials, but had not included such facts in application).
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