Vardumyan

Vardumyan v. Ashcroft

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115 F. App'x 391
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 14, 2004Nos. 03-73763California383 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Lead petitioner Eliza Vardumyan and her minor children Narek Vardumyan and Mary Vardumyan, all natives and citizens of Armenia, petition pro se for review of *392 the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications for asylum, -withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review adverse credibility findings for substantial evidence. Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003). When the BIA adopts the IJ’s credibility determination, we examine the IJ’s reasons for deeming the person not credible. Id. We review de novo due process challenges to final orders of removal. Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.

Vardumyan gave conflicting testimony regarding how many times her husband was arrested, on what dates he was arrested and released, how long he was in custody, whether he was arrested before they received threatening letters, whether he reported the threats to the police, and whether he told anyone at work he was a Muslim.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s…

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