Is a judge's credibility determination not based solely on a lack of corroboration?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Quintanilla-Mejia v. Garland, 3 F.4th 569 (2nd Cir. 2021):
decision that he found [petitioner's] evidence to be not credible and outweighed by" other evidence); cf. Diallo v. I.N.S. , 232 F.3d at 287 (identifying error where IJ who failed to make credibility determination denied relief based solely on lack of corroboration because law permits applicants to rely exclusively on their credible testimony).
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