Bihi

MEMORANDUM ***

Mohamed Abdi Bihi, a native and citizen of Somalia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision, which affirmed the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”), and the IJ’s finding that Bihi filed a frivolous asylum application. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny this petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding because Bihi’s testimony was inconsistent regarding key elements of his asylum application that *774 went to the heart of his claim, including his identity (name and birth date), clan membership and the harm his family suffered. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003) (upholding adverse credibility finding where inconsistencies went to key elements of the asylum application, including identity and membership in a persecuted group).

Because Bihi did not establish that he was eligible for asylum, it follows that he did not satisfy the…