Adamyan

MEMORANDUM

Vardan Adamyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) 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 factual findings, Don v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 738, 741 (9th Cir.2007), and we review de novo constitutional claims, Rivera v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1274-75 (9th Cir.2007). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s finding that there were material inconsistencies and omissions between Adamyan’s testimony and asylum application regarding when, why, and where the police arrested him. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004) (“An adverse credibility ruling will be upheld so long as identified inconsistencies go to the heart of [the] asylum claim.”) (citation and internal quotation omitted); Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1254 (9th Cir. 2003). In the absence of credible testimony, Adamyan failed to establish he is eligible for asylum or…