Udo initially gave an asylum officer the name of a hotel that did not exist, later saying that he was afraid to identify the actual hotel, according to court filings.īut the location of the hotel is at best ancillary to Udo's claims, the 9th Circuit said, 'and is certainly not a material element.'Ī lawyer for Udo did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Board of Immigration Appeals had affirmed an immigration judge's ruling that Udo's asylum bid was frivolous because he deliberately fabricated a key element of his application and failed to establish that he is gay.
