Blanca Pineda-Garcia v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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479 F. App'x 85
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 24, 201209-73663California271 words

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Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Saryana Juniwaty, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s 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 the agency’s factual findings, applying the new standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the Real ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Under the totality of the circumstances, substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the discrepancies between Juniwaty’s declaration, testimony, and her supporting documentation regarding the chronology of harms she claims to have suffered in Indonesia. See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1046-47 . Accordingly, we deny the petition as to Juniwaty’s asylum and withholding of removal claims. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).

Because Juniwaty’s CAT claim is based on the same evidence the agency found not credible, and she points to…

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