Pattar

MEMORANDUM

Baljit Kaur Pattar petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal of the denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture.

The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denied Pattar’s claims for relief because she found Pattar’s testimony internally inconsistent. We review credibility findings for substantial evidence. Tawadrus v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1099, 1102 (9th Cir.2004). The adverse credibility determination must be upheld “unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude the contrary.” Id. (quoting 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b)(4)(B)).

In making the adverse credibility determination, the IJ noted two key inconsistencies in Pattar’s testimony about (1) her husband’s political affiliation, and (2) her alleged physical and sexual abuse at the hands of the local police. Although reasonable minds could disagree as to the consistency of Pattar’s testimony on the latter, the evidence in the record simply does not compel a result contrary to the IJ’s determination. Thus, we are bound to defer to the IJ’s decision as to Pattar’s eligibility for asylum and withholding of…