Abstract
In this chapter, we examine cases where it is clear that an asylum claim was fraudulent, either because a court has made such a decision or for other reasons, such as a confession by the claimant that s/he lied. We discuss the specific pieces of information given by the applicant that were later shown to be lies in order to better understand the varieties of deception and fraud used in the asylum process. By using cases where the “proof” is as good as can be obtained, we can learn more about the nature of lying in the asylum process and the working of the process itself.
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We note that in a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court recently ruled that citizenship cannot be revoked when an applicant has made minor errors in their naturalization proceedings. Maslenjak v. United States, No. 16-309.
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See Fassin’s distinction among objective coherence, subjective coherence, and sincerity (2013).
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For a discussion of the meaning of “truth ” in asylum cases, see Fassin (2013).
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Bohmer, C., Shuman, A. (2018). False Pretenses. In: Political Asylum Deceptions. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67404-9_7
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