The Board of Immigration Appeals has sustained DHS's appeal and reversed an Immigration Judge's grant of asylum to a Turkish national, holding that a late declaration and amended application that fundamentally change the nature of a claim, rather than merely adding detail, support an adverse credibility finding where the respondent does not adequately explain the earlier omission. The original application mentioned no detentions, no social media targeting, and no encounter with the President of Turkey, while the filings submitted days before the merits hearing alleged five detentions, physical abuse, and an arrest ordered after a personal confrontation with the President.
The full text of Matter of S-N-K-C- can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/eoir/media/1469381/dl?inline