context: Ebid claims that the IJ erred in making an adverse credibility determination on the basis of the submission of one fraudulent document that Ebid explained was the result of a friend's advice that he needed corroboration and the fact that he could not obtain one from his doctor in Egypt. We disagree. An asylum applicant's knowing use of a fraudulent document that goes to the heart of his or her asylum claim, without sufficient explanation, can be substantial evidence to support an IJ's decision.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 21 I. & N. Dec. 1083, 1083
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that an asylum applicant's submission of false documents without an adequate explanation supported adverse credibility findings
citation_a.sentence: See In re O-D-, 21 I. & N. Dec. at 1083 (holding that an asylum applicant’s submission of false documents without an adequate explanation supported adverse credibility findings); accord, Borovikova v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 435 F.3d 151, 157-58 (2d Cir.2006) (holding that, absent a satisfactory explanation, a report indicating that petitioner’s birth certificate was forged impeached her “general credibility” and observing that the IJ could have rested the adverse credibility determination on this fact alone); cf. Lin v. Gonzales, 445 F.3d 127, 132 (2d Cir.2006) (“An IJ may be justified in some circumstances in concluding that a falsified document that goes to the heart of an applicant’s claim for asylum, if submitted as evidence in an asylum proceeding, calls into question the authenticity of other documents submitted in support of that application.”).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.identifier: 445 F.3d 127, 132
citation_b.parenthetical: "An IJ may be justified in some circumstances in concluding that a falsified document that goes to the heart of an applicant's claim for asylum, if submitted as evidence in an asylum proceeding, calls into question the authenticity of other documents submitted in support of that application."
citation_b.sentence: See In re O-D-, 21 I. & N. Dec. at 1083 (holding that an asylum applicant’s submission of false documents without an adequate explanation supported adverse credibility findings); accord, Borovikova v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 435 F.3d 151, 157-58 (2d Cir.2006) (holding that, absent a satisfactory explanation, a report indicating that petitioner’s birth certificate was forged impeached her “general credibility” and observing that the IJ could have rested the adverse credibility determination on this fact alone); cf. Lin v. Gonzales, 445 F.3d 127, 132 (2d Cir.2006) (“An IJ may be justified in some circumstances in concluding that a falsified document that goes to the heart of an applicant’s claim for asylum, if submitted as evidence in an asylum proceeding, calls into question the authenticity of other documents submitted in support of that application.”).