Teresa Guevara Trigueros v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Teresa Guevara Trigueros, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from ah 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 agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Guevara Trigueros’ failure to claim in her application and declaration a political motive for the harm she experienced or fears, and based on the implausibility of her testimony. See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048 (adverse credibility determination reasonable under the totality of circumstances); see also Kin v. Holder, 595 F.3d 1050, 1056-57 (9th Cir.2010) (failure to mention participation in political demonstration on asylum application supported adverse credibility determination). Thus, we deny Guevara…