Samin

MEMORANDUM ***

Marcelino Samin, his wife, and three daughters (all natives and citizens of the *700 Philippines) petition for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing their appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of their requests for asylum and withholding of deportation. Petitioners alleged the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), an anti-government movement active in the southern Philippines, persecuted Petitioners based on Mr. Samin’s assistance to the Philippine government. The IJ denied Petitioners’ requests based on an adverse credibility determination against Samin and his failure to establish a well-founded fear of persecution. We review for substantial evidence and will reverse the BIA’s determination only if the Petitioners show the evidence compels such a result. Cruz-Navarro v. INS, 232 F.3d 1024, 1028 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the Petition.

Because the parties are familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we will not recount it except as necessary to explain our decision.

We reject Petitioners’ argument that the BIA erred in its adverse credibility determination against Samin. The BIA cited several…