Chand

MEMORANDUM *

Petitioner Sangeeta Devi Chand petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) affirmance without opinion of an immigration judge’s (IJ) denial of her applications for asylum and withholding of removal 1 on the basis of an adverse credibility finding. 2 We review the IJ’s decision as the final agency determination. See Garcia-Martinez v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 1066, 1074 (9th Cir.2004). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition.

Adverse credibility findings are reviewed for substantial evidence. Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1254 (9th Cir.2003). The IJ’s adverse credibility finding is supported by substantial evidence. There are numerous inconsistencies in Chand’s testimony that undermine her credibility. Also, apart from the IJ’s conclusion that Chand was feigning extreme emotional distress, the unrebutted forensic report suggesting falsification combined with the inconsistencies in the dates for critical events suggest that the documents she submitted were not authentic.

Because the IJ’s adverse credibility finding is supported by substantial evidence, the petition for review is DENIED.

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