Jelezyan

MEMORANDUM **

Aramayis Jelezyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) final order affirming without opinion the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition for review.

1. Adverse Credibility

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Jelezyan’s claims were “vague, inconsistent and implausible.” Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001). The IJ noted several inconsistencies in Jelezyan’s testimony, in-eluding (1) the varied accounts that he provided of when and why he decided to quit working for Siradeghyan’s family and (2) the discrepant testimony that he offered regarding the timing of and basis for his decision to leave Armenia. For example, Jelezyan testified that he sought to leave Armenia in April 2001. But this date precedes the two events that allegedly formed the basis of his persecution claim, i.e., the killings of his two co-workers in the fall of 2001 and the alleged attempt on his life in December 2001.…