context: In his appeal to this Court, Jiang asserts generally that he testified in an "honest, tru[th] -- telling manner" and that he practices Falun Gong in the United States now. The IJ did not err in basing his adverse credibility determination, in part, on Jiang's failure to provide corroborative evidence of his practice of Falun Gong in the United States.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 434 F.3d 144, 164
citation_a.parenthetical: explaining that the identification and availability requirements articulated in Diallo only pertain "when the IJ or BIA cites inadequate corroboration as a basis for denying [relief] to an applicant who is otherwise credible" (alterations in original
citation_a.sentence: See Diallo v. INS, 232 F.3d 279, 287 (2d Cir.2000) (stating that while “it is inappropriate to base a credibility determination solely on the failure to produce corroborative evidence!,][t]he presence or absence of corroboration may properly be considered in determining credibility” (emphasis added)); see also Xiao Ji Chen v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 434 F.3d 144, 164 (2d Cir.2006) (explaining that the identification and availability requirements articulated in Diallo only pertain “when the IJ or BIA cites inadequate corroboration as a basis for denying [relief] to an applicant who is otherwise credible” (alterations in original)). Since Jiang fails to challenge any of the IJ’s other findings, those findings stand.
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 232 F.3d 279, 287
citation_b.parenthetical: stating that while "it is inappropriate to base a credibility determination solely on the failure to produce corroborative evidence!,][t]he presence or absence of corroboration may properly be considered in determining credibility" (emphasis added
citation_b.sentence: See Diallo v. INS, 232 F.3d 279, 287 (2d Cir.2000) (stating that while “it is inappropriate to base a credibility determination solely on the failure to produce corroborative evidence!,][t]he presence or absence of corroboration may properly be considered in determining credibility” (emphasis added)); see also Xiao Ji Chen v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 434 F.3d 144, 164 (2d Cir.2006) (explaining that the identification and availability requirements articulated in Diallo only pertain “when the IJ or BIA cites inadequate corroboration as a basis for denying [relief] to an applicant who is otherwise credible” (alterations in original)). Since Jiang fails to challenge any of the IJ’s other findings, those findings stand.