Irma Ramos-Gonzalez v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Irma Liliana Ramos-Gonzalez, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Ramos-Gonzalez also appeals from the BIA’s denial of her motion to reopen based on ineffective assistance of counsel. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the new standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the Real ID Act,- Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). We review the BIA’s decision on a motion to reopen for abuse of discretion, Membreno v. Gonzales, 425 F.3d 1227, 1229 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc), and we review de novo questions of law, Vasquez-Zavala v. Ashcroft, 324 F.3d 1105, 1107 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination because Ramos-Gonzalez failed to provide a consistent account of the timing of significant aspects of her claim. See Shrestha, 590…