Ana Linares-Miranda v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Ziyaul Haque, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). 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 deny the petition for review.

The agency concluded Haque was not credible for a number of reasons, including the lack of detail in his testimony regarding the Bharatiya Janata Party and the All India Muslim Unity Front, and Haque’s inability to explain his simultaneous membership in these two groups. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the totality of circum stances). Haque’s explanations do not compel a contrary result. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.2000). We reject Haque’s contention…