Charan

MEMORANDUM **

Ishwar Charan (“Charan”), his wife Sarojni Charan, and their children Ashika Charan, Simita Charan and Jenish Charan, all natives and citizens of Fiji, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal of an Immigration Judge’s denial of their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The Char-ans also petition for review of the BIA’s denial of their motion to reopen proceedings on the basis of changed country conditions. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the BIA’s adverse credibility findings for substantial evidence, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny the petition for review.

The BIA found Charan not credible based on major discrepancies between the story he told in his asylum application and to the asylum officer, and the story he told at his hearing. Charan testified that in late 1997, Fijian police officers came to his home and demanded he stop his political activities. He testified he was beaten and the entire family arrested and detained by the police for 24 hours. But Charan did not mention…