Miguel Chicas-Guzman v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Kaosar Alam, a native and citizen of Bangladesh, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s 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 the agency’s factual findings, applying the new standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act, Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the inconsistencies between Alam’s testimony and his declaration and documentary evidence regarding the timing of an attack on his business. See id. at 1046-47 ; see also Goel v. Gonzales, 490 F.3d 735, 739 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam) (discrepancies between testimony and documentary evidence are a proper basis for an adverse credibility finding). The agency reasonably rejected Alam’s explanation for the inconsistencies. See Rivera v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1275 (9th Cir.2007). In the absence of…