Gevorg Sukiasyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Gevorg Sukiasyan, a native' and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) 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”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 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), and we review de novo questions of law, Rivera v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1274-75 (9th Cir.2007). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Sukiasyan’s convictions for crimes involving fraud, Sukiasyan’s implausible testimony that he did not recall details pertaining to a false identification card he used, and the inconsistency between Sukiasyan’s testimony and the record evidence regarding whether he had obtained or used a forged driver’s license on another occasion. See id. at 1048 (adverse…