Anush Aleksandryan v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Anush Aleksandryan, a native of Iran and citizen of Armenia, petitions for re view of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). The BIA affirmed the immigration judge’s (IJ) denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The IJ rejected Aleksandryan’s claim of past persecution, concluding that she was not credible. We “look to the IJ’s oral decision as a guide to what lay behind the BIA’s conclusion,” when the BIA’s order lacks analysis with regard to the IJ’s adverse credibility analysis. Avetova-Elisseva v. INS, 213 F.3d 1192, 1197 (9th Cir.2000) (concluding that the BIA’s “simple statement of a conclusion ... suggests that the BIA gave significant weight to the IJ’s findings”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), and deny the petition.

While the IJ cited seven reasons supporting the adverse credibility finding, only one is required to support the adverse credibility determination. See Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1259 (9th Cir.2003). We find that two of the proffered reasons…