Opinion ID: 1442078
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Treatment While in Prison

Text: The BIA states that while Koulibaly gave testimony that she was beaten every day during her incarceration, she did not mention ever being beaten in her Form I-589.... This is simply not correct. In her initial asylum application, Koulibaly stated: My husband and I were arrested and put in different jails; I was beaten and mistreated. Police officers and soldiers caused the harm.... (JA 128 (emphasis added)). [6] The BIA also noted that according to the Assessment to Refer, Koulibaly was only beaten once: She was given little food and one night she was beaten. However the Assessment to Refer lacks some of the standard indicia of reliability and would seem particularly unreliable in a context, such as this, where Koulibaly's statement of being beaten once might have been in response to any number of questions. [7]