Dserenochir

MEMORANDUM

Bayasgalan Dserenochir, a citizen of Mongolia, petitions for review of the order by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal of an immigration judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The IJ denied relief on adverse credibility grounds, and the BIA affirmed. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 .

Credibility findings are reviewed under a substantial evidence standard and will be upheld unless the evidence compels a contrary result. He v. Ashcroft, 328 F.3d 593, 595 (9th Cir.2003) (citation omitted). “To reverse the BIA finding we must find that the evidence not only supports that conclusion but compels it.” I.N.S. v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). The BIA held that the IJ’s adverse credibility determination was supported by 1) numerous inconsistencies; 2) Dserenochir’s vague and non-responsive testimony; and 3) a lack of corroborating evidence. Because the BIA’s order was supported by substantial evidence and the evidence does not compel a contrary result, we deny the petition for review. See He, 328 F.3d…