Ramkuari

MEMORANDUM

Ramkuari, a native and citizen of Fiji, seeks review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing an appeal from the denial of her claims for withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We note that she does not seek review of the denial of her application for asylum, which was dismissed as time-barred. We conclude that substantial evidence supported the adverse credibility determination and deny the petition for review.

The BIA provided “specific, cogent reasons” for affirming the determination and discrediting Ramkuari’s testimony under the terms of the REAL ID Act. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034 (9th Cir.2010); Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir.2011). In her hearing testimony and supplemental declaration Ramkuari testified about many purported events of persecution in addition to those she had previously identified. See id. at 973-74 . She also failed to provide corroborating evidence of her claims, and she frequently gave non-responsive answers. We are not persuaded by Ramkuari’s argument that non-responsive answers unre lated to her claims of persecution in Fiji could not support an…