Mayranush Abrahamyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Mayranush Abrahamyan petitions for review of the denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal and for protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We deny the petition.

Considering the totality of the circumstances, the agency’s adverse credibility determination is supported by substantial evidence. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(l)(B)(iii). The IJ identified several specific inconsistencies in Abrahamyan’s account, most notably with respect to whether her neighbors witnessed her being taken from her home. The IJ found that Abrahamyan repeatedly became evasive and provided non-responsive or implausible answers when asked to explain this and other inconsistencies. These consistency and demeanor findings are supported by record. Moreover, because the details, specificity and plausibility of Abrahamyan’s testimony as a whole were insufficient to overcome these inconsistencies and her evasive explanations, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Abrahamyan’s claim was left without the requisite ring of truth. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-44 (9th Cir.2010).

Abrahamyan does not dispute that if the agency properly discounted her…