Joko Wuryanto v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Joko Wuryanto, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence findings of fact, including adverse credibility determinations. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the substantial discrepancies between Wuryanto’s testimony and asylum application regarding what occurred during the 1996 and 2000 encounters he described. See id. at 1043 ; Goel v. Gonzales, 490 F.3d 735, 739 (9th Cir.2007). Wuryanto’s contentions that he was not afforded an opportunity to explain the discrepancies and that the BIA failed to provide its rationale for affirming the IJ’s adverse credibility determination are belied by the record. In the absence of credible testimony, Wuryanto’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See…