Kaur

MEMORANDUM

Ramandeep Kaur petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals dismissing her appeal of the Immigration Judge’s denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. We deny the petition.

Where the BIA reviews the IJ’s findings of fact for clear error, adopting and drawing “illustrative” examples from the IJ’s determination, we review the IJ’s oral decision. Morgan v. Mukasey, 529 F.3d 1202, 1206 (9th Cir.2008).

I. Asylum and Withholding of Removal

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding and thus the conclusion that Kaur failed to establish either past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Gu v. Gonzales, 454 F.3d 1014, 1019 (9th Cir.2006). With regard to Kaur’s demeanor, the IJ noted that Kaur appeared to be reciting a story during direct examination. Conversely, upon unexpected questions from the court or the government, Kaur would claim not to understand and “would suddenly become confused, dabbing her eyes with a towel, and ask repeatedly to have questions repeated.” When challenged with inconsistencies, Kaur similarly claimed…