The following excerpt is from Alvarado-Carillo v. Immi. & Natural. Serv., 251 F.3d 44 (2nd Cir. 2000):
In Diallo v. INS, 232 F.3d 279 (2d Cir. 2000), decided after the oral argument in this case, we agreed with the BIA that in determining whether an applicant has met his or her burden of proof, "corroborating evidence (or an explanation for its absence) may be required if it would reasonably be expected." Id. at 290. We explained that
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