Kaur

Kaur v. Ashcroft

Good Law
118 F. App'x 336
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 14, 2005No. 03-73795; Agency No. A77-424-620California376 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Gurbax Kaur, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of her application for asylum and withholding of removal, and for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review an adverse credibility finding for substantial evidence and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992-93 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s decision. Kaur’s testimony lacked specificity regarding the political activities of her husband and sons, was internally inconsistent regarding her physical mistreatment, and was inconsistent with her testimony before the asylum officer concerning whether or not she was raped. See *337 Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151-53 (9th Cir.1999). Moreover, it is implausible that she would not have sought medical treatment after suffering such allegedly severe beatings, and implausible that she would not have further sought the whereabouts of her missing husband and sons.…

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