Minosyan

MEMORANDUM *

Georgiy Minosyan and his family, natives and citizens of Georgia, petition for *118 review of the order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming without opinion an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) decision denying asylum, withholding of removal to Russia, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (2000).

Because it was not supplanted by de novo findings and conclusions of the BIA, we review the IJ’s order. Hernandez-Montiel v. INS, 225 F.3d 1084, 1090 (9th Cir.2000). We review for substantial evidence both the IJ’s adverse credibility determination, see Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002), and factual findings, see Hernandez-Montiel, 225 F.3d at 1090-91 . We grant the petition for review in part, and dismiss in part.

The parties are familiar with the facts; therefore, we will refer to the factual and procedural history only as necessary. The Minosyans claimed persecution in both Georgia and Russia based on ethnicity, nationality and political opinion. The IJ denied the Minosyans’ applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the CAT, finding the Minosyans not…