Gulzar Daudar v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Gulzar Daudar, a native and citizen of India, 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 un der the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Don v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 738, 741 (9th Cir.2007), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination because Daudar’s testimony was internally inconsistent regarding his contact with the truck driver who was a suspected terrorist and regarding the year of Daudar’s first arrest. See id. at 741-42 . Daudar’s explanations for these inconsistencies do not compel a contrary conclusion. See Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir.2011). In the absence of credible testimony, Daudar’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).

Because Daudar’s CAT claim is based on the same testimony found to be not credible, and he does not point to any other evidence that shows it is more…