Martirosian

MEMORANDUM **

Paranouk Adji Martirosian, his wife, Lousine, and his daughter, Ramela, natives and citizens of Armenia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision summarily affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Where, as here, the BIA affirms without opinion, we review the IJ’s decision. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding, see Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir.2003), and we deny the petition.

Significant internal inconsistencies in Martirosian’s testimony, discrepancies between his testimony and his written application, and his failure to provide adequate supporting documentation, support the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. See id. at 993 . Because the Martirosians failed to address and explain these inconsistencies and discrepancies, or to provide any form of corroborating evidence to counter the IJ’s voiced skepticism, they have failed to establish eligibility for…