Ibrahim

MEMORANDUM

Mohammed Ibrahim, his wife Yasmin Fauzia, and their son Abidur Rahman (collectively “Petitioners”), natives and citizens of Bangladesh, petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals adopting and affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of Petitioners’ applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. Petitioners asserted fear of future persecution on account of Yasmin’s conversion to Christianity.

Yasmin was found not to be eligible for asylum because she filed years after the passage of the one-year deadline. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4 (a)(2)(i)(A). She contends that she has demonstrated “changed” or “extraordinary” circumstances pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4 (a)(4)-(5), justifying the delay.

The IJ made an adverse credibility finding with respect to her assertion that she converted to Christianity. Yasmin converted nearly ten years after arriving in the United States and a few months after the initiation of her husband’s removal proceedings. The IJ’s adverse credibility finding is supported by substantial evidence. Not only was the timing of the alleged conversion suspicious, but Yasmin…