Opinion ID: 41599
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: “When the BIA issue[s] an affirmance without an opinion, the immigration judge’s decision became the final order subject to review.” Lonyem v. United States Att’y Gen., 352 F.3d 1338, 1340 (11th Cir. 2003). This Court reviews de 4 novo the interpretation of the IJ of applicable statutes, but we defer to the interpretation of the IJ if that interpretation is reasonable. Al Najjar v. Ashcroft, 257 F.3d 1262, 1284 (11th Cir. 2001). We apply the “substantial evidence test, which dictates “[t]he immigration judge’s administrative findings of fact are conclusive unless a reasonable factfinder would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.” Lonyem, 352 F.3d at 1340. “Credibility determinations likewise are reviewed under the substantial evidence test.” D-Muhumed v. U.S. Att’y Gen., 388 F.3d 814, 818 (11th Cir. 2004).