Norma Martinez v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Norma Elena Martinez, a native and citizen of Mexico, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing her appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) determination that she made a false claim of citizenship under 8 U.S.C. § 1182 (a)(6)(C)(ii). We have jurisdiction to review the final order of removal under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a), and we deny the petition.

1. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. “We review findings of fact for substantial evidence.” Valadez-Munoz v. Holder, 628 F.3d 1804 , 1308 (9th Cir.2010). Credibility determinations are findings of fact. Rizk v. Holder, 629 F.3d 1083, 1087 (9th Cir.2011). “ ‘To reverse [such a] finding we must find that the evidence not only supports [a contrary] conclusion, but compels it.’” Id. (quoting INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992)). Martinez admitted that she had misled immigration authorities about her name on multiple occasions. Her misrepresentations and actions before immigration officers constitute substantial evidence that supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. See Kaur v.…