Khem Chander v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

In these consolidated petitions for review, Khem Chander, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) (No. 12-73316), and the BIA’s order denying his motion to reopen removal proceedings (No. 13-71361). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir.2010). We review for abuse of discretion the agency’s denial of humanitarian asylum, Belayneh v. INS, 213 F.3d 488, 491 (9th Cir.2000), and the BIA’s denial of a motion to reopen, Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 986 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petitions for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the finding that Chander’s testimony was inherently implausible, and based on the inconsistencies between Chander’s testimony and…