Ramazanova

MEMORANDUM *

Khalima Taskanievna Ramazanova, a citizen and native of Kazakhstan, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. As the parties are familiar with the facts, procedural history and arguments, we cite them only as necessary.

We first consider the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. We conclude that the IJ’s decision is not “based on ‘specific, cogent reasons,’ which are substantial and ‘bear a legitimate nexus to the finding.’” Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001) (internal brackets omitted) (quoting Cordon-Garcia v. INS, 204 F.3d 985, 993 (9th Cir.2000)). For instance, the IJ incorrectly found that Ramazanova’s written declaration exaggerated the police’s unwillingness to help her and was inconsistent with her hearing testimony. Although Ramazanova’s testimony reveals that the police never explicitly stated that they would not aid a Jew, she consistently testified that their attitude throughout her repeated visits to the station was one of contempt. It is also…