Jashandeep Kaur v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Jashandeep Kaur, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“U”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003), and we review de novo questions of law, Rivera v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1274-75 (9th Cir.2007). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the discrepancy between Kaur’s testimony and her statements to the asylum officer regarding the mistreatment she suffered in detention, and based on the discrepancy between Kaur’s testimony and her declaration regarding the circumstances of her release from police custody. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959 , 962-63 (9th Cir.2004); see also Singh v. Gonzales, 403 F.3d 1081, 1089-90 (9th Cir.2005) (listing indica of reliability for an asylum officer’s notes). In the absence of credible testimony, Kaur’s asylum and…