Opinion ID: 2612
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: The IJ Ruling

Text: At the conclusion of the hearing, the IJ denied Li's application for relief from removal, finding that she had not credibly established past persecution or feared future persecution. Six factors influenced the IJ's adverse credibility finding: (1) inconsistencies between Li's sworn relief application and sworn testimony regarding the number of persons present in her home at the time of her arrest, (2) Li's failure to adduce reasonably available corroborative evidence from her husband, (3) Li's halting and hesitant demeanor during her hearing testimony, (4) the vagueness of Li's testimony, (5) the inconsistency between Li's description of Falun Gong's organization and that reported at www. religioustolerance.org, and (6) the lack of authentication for the corroborative official documents submitted by Li.