Adeogba

MEMORANDUM

Richard Adeniran Adeogba, a native and citizen of Nigeria, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C § 1252 and Lemus-Galvan v. Mukasey, 518 F.3d 1081, 1082-83 (9th Cir.2008) (this court retains jurisdiction to review a claim under CAT notwithstanding that a petitioner has been ordered removed based on an aggravated felony conviction), We review for substantial evidence the agency’s adverse credibility findings, Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003), and we review de novo constitutional due process challenges, Cinapian v. Holder, 567 F.3d 1067, 1073 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility finding because although Adeogba testified that he worked as a journalist in Nigeria, he had previously claimed during criminal proceedings that he was trained as a computer programmer and worked as a computer system analyst in Nigeria. This discrepancy goes to the heart of his claim because…