Rebati Datta v. Eric Holder, Jr.

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475 F. App'x 183
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 27, 201211-72794California304 words

Opinion

Opinion

MEMORANDUM

Baljit 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 decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). 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 have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny the petition for review.

We reject Kaur’s challenge to the agency’s adverse credibility determination because the record does not compel a finding of credibility given the many discrepancies between her testimony and supporting documents. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility finding reasonable under the totality of the circumstances); Don v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 738, 741-45 (9th Cir.2007) (upholding adverse credibility finding where “a reasonable factfinder could have reached this result”); Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1257-58 (9th Cir.2003) (upholding adverse credibility finding based in part on inconsistencies…

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