Kaur

Kaur v. Ashcroft

Good Law
112 F. App'x 625
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 29, 2004No. 03-72456; Agency No. A79-268-257California250 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Sukhninder Kaur, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) affirmance of the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal. The IJ pretermitted Kaur’s asylum claim because she had not shown that she filed it within one year of entering the United States. We lack jurisdiction to review that determination, and accordingly we dismiss the petition for review as to the asylum claim. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (a)(3); Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 815 (9th Cir.2001).

We have jurisdiction over the petition under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a) as to Kaur’s claim for withholding of removal, and we review for substantial evidence the IJ’s determination that Kaur did not demonstrate eligibility for withholding. Njuguna v. Ashcroft, 374 F.3d 765, 769 (9th Cir.2004). The IJ found that Kaur’s testimony was not credible. That finding is supported by substantial evidence. The IJ noted specific inconsistencies and implausibilities going to the heart of Kaur’s claim as well as her lack of specific knowledge about the organization in which she claimed to be involved. See Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250 (9th…

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