Joshi
Joshi v. Ashcroft
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Minton Lai Joshi, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture (the “Convention”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review adverse credibility findings for substantial evidence, Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002), and claims of due process violations de novo, Hartooni v. INS, 21 F.3d 336, 339 (9th Cir.1994). We deny the petition.
In finding Joshi not credible, the IJ relied on inconsistencies between Joshi’s testimony and his asylum application. For example, Joshi’s asylum application indicates that he was detained for two days by Indian police in September of 1995, whereas he testified at his asylum hearing that he was detained for seven days. In addition, the medical document Joshi submitted to corroborate his claim contradicts *501 Joshi’s testimony that he suffered a fractured right shoulder, that it was put in a cast, and that he received x-rays. Also, other documents Joshi submitted to corroborate his claim…