Manpreet Kaur v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Petitioner Manpreet Kaur appeals from a final removal order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her claims seeking asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention against Torture (“CAT”). Because we find that the IJ’s adverse credibility determination was supported by substantial evidence, we deny the petition for review.

We review adverse credibility determinations under the deferential substantial evidence standard of the REAL ID Act of 2005. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). In making a credibility determination, the trier of fact should consider “the totality of the circumstances, and all relevant factors.” 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(1)(B)(iii).

Here, the BIA agreed with the IJ’s determination that Kaur’s credibility was undermined by inconsistencies between her application for asylum and her actual testimony. First, her application materials indicated that she was employed by a government high school between June 1994 and June 2002, but she then testified that she worked for a newspaper starting December 2000. She also testified that as part of her prior refugee…