Kolushko

Kolushko v. Holder

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361 F. App'x 768
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 5, 201005-76651California239 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Hanna Yurievna Kolushko, a native of the former Soviet Union and citizen of Ukraine, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Don v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 738, 741 (9th Cir.2007), we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency s adverse credibility determination based on Kolushko’s omissions from her asylum application that police beat her with a baton and kicked her during a political protest in Snyatin, and that the hospital purposefully gave her inadequate medical treatment because of her political beliefs, which caused her child to be stillborn. See Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1254 (9th Cir.2003) (petitioner’s omission of a “dramatic incident” from asylum application supported adverse credibility determination). In the absence of credible testimony, Kolushko failed to establish she is eligible for asylum or withholding of removal. See Farah v.…

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