Martirosyan

Martirosyan v. Ashcroft

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107 F. App'x 125
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 18, 2004No. 03-71610California372 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Lead petitioner Haykanush Martirosyan and her husband and son, natives and citizens of Armenia, petition pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision, which summarily affirmed the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their application for asylum, withholding of removal, voluntary departure and Convention Against Torture (“CAT”) relief. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . As this is a streamlined case, we review the decision of the IJ. 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1 (a)(7). We review an adverse credibility finding for substantial evidence and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

*126 Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. Haykanush Martirosyan testified that she was a member of a Jehovah’s Witness congregation in California since 1996 and introduced a letter purporting to establish that affiliation. The government introduced three witnesses, all of whom were leaders and elders of that congregation, who testified that the letter was a forgery and that Mrs. Martirosyan was not a member…

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