Tigran Sargsyan v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Tigran Sargsyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, and Nadia Khudanyan, a native of Iran and citizen of Armenia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying their applications 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 factual findings, including the agency’s adverse credibility findings. Cortez-Pineda v. Holder, 610 F.3d 1118, 1124 (9th Cir.2010). We review de novo claims of due process violations. Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1011 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies in the record regarding petitioners’ claim that Sargsyan and his father-in-law were arrested in Armenia in April 1995, and based on the issues the agency noted with the 2001 membership letter petitioners submitted. See Don v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 738, 741 (9th Cir.2007) (inconsistency regarding “crucial date” went to heart of claim); Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741,…