Mitichyan

MEMORANDUM **

Laura Mitichyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming the denial by an Immigration Judge of her requests for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (the Convention). The BIA determined that Mitichyan’s testimony was not credible, therefore, she had not met her bur *944 den of demonstrating past persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review an adverse credibility determination for substantial evidence and will uphold it unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999). We deny the petition for review.

We conclude that substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility determination. Of particular significance were certain discrepancies between Mitichyan’s statements on her asylum application and her testimony before the Immigration Court. Mitichyan claimed on her application that she was beaten and abused, but she testified that she was only threatened. Also, Mitichyan claimed on her application that her son joined…