Sharon Barona v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Sharon Julie Barona, a native and citizen of Colombia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for 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.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility determination based on the inconsistent reasons Barona provided for the murder of her partner, and the inconsistency in the record regarding when Barona entered the United States. See ict at 1047-48 (inconsistency regarding underlying events supported adverse credibility determination; adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the REAL ID Act’s “totality of the circumstances” standard). The agency reasonably rejected Barona’s explanations for the inconsistencies. See Rivera v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1275…