Kaur

MEMORANDUM ***

Sarabjit Kaur (“Kaur”) appeals from the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) which affirmed the order of the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) denying her application for asylum and withholding of deportation based on an adverse credibility determination. Review of credibility findings is under the substantial evidence standard. See Mejia-Paiz v. INS, 111 F.3d 720 , 723 (9th Cir.1997). Where the IJ *905 provides specific reasons for questioning a witness’s credibility, the Court may evaluate those reasons to determine whether they are valid grounds upon which to base a finding that the applicant is not credible. Damaize-Job v. INS, 787 F.2d 1332, 1337-38 (9th Cir.1986).

The BIA affirmed the IJ’s finding of inconsistencies, both internally and with her written asylum application — regarding the number and timing of her alleged detentions, the treatment she received at the hands of the Indian authorities, and the type of medical treatment she sought upon her release. We find that the record reveals the discrepancies in her testimony to be minor inconsistencies in relation to her otherwise consistent and detailed descriptions of material aspects of her…