Bir Basnet v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Bir Bahadur Basnet, a native and citizen of Nepal, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s 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, and we review de novo questions of law. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40, 1048 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility determination, based on the BIA’s finding that Basnet’s misrepresentations regarding his wife’s name on his visa application and to immigration officials significantly undermined his credibility. See Singh v. Holder, 638 F.3d 1264, 1272 (9th Cir.2011) (“lies and fraudulent documents when they are no longer necessary for the immediate escape from persecution do support an adverse inference”); Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir.2011) (agency not compelled to…