Galumashvili

MEMORANDUM **

Levan Galumashvili, a native and citizen of Georgia, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) summary affirmance of an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence and will reverse the agency’s determination only if the evidence compels such a result. Sangha v. INS, 103 F.3d 1482, 1487 (9th Cir.1997). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Galumashvili failed to present credible evidence of past persecution. There were important inconsistencies, going to the heart of his asylum claim, both within his testimony and between his testimony, the application form, and his wife’s testimony. See Mejia-Paiz v. INS, 111 F.3d 720 , 724 (9th Cir.1997).

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Galumashvili failed to show a well-founded fear of future persecution if he returned to Georgia. He did not claim that he was politically active, he is Georgian rather than Armenian, and he did not overcome evidence of changed country conditions. See…