New Article on Proving Asylum Claims

“Maybe You Should, Yes You Must, No You Can’t: Shifting Standards and Practices for Assuring Document Reliability in Asylum Cases” by VIRGIL WIEBE, University of St. Thomas School of Law (Minnesota).  Click here for the full text. 

As the demand for corroborating evidence for asylum cases continues to rise, the question of the reliability of that evidence takes on ever increasing importance. This article addresses how the reliability of documentary evidence is evaluated at the various levels of the asylum process. With a growing concern by federal law enforcement about document fraud and its role in asylum claims, advocates must be proactive in testing whether documents provided by clients are reliable pieces of evidence.

KJ