Avetisyan
Avetisyan v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Grigor Avetisyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision *129 affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding, see Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir.2003), and we dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.
We lack jurisdiction to review the BIA’s determination that Avetisyan failed to file his application for asylum within one year of his arrival in the United States, see 8 U.S.C. §§ 1158 (a)(2)(B), (a)(3); Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 815 (9th Cir.2001), or that extraordinary circumstances excused the late filing, see Molina-Estrada v. INS, 293 F.3d 1089, 1093 (9th Cir.2002).
We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a) to review the BIA’s denial of withholding of removal. The BIA provided specific, cogent reasons for questioning Avetisyan’s credibility and Avetisyan failed to present sufficient corroborating evidence to support his claim. See Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1092 (9th Cir.2000). The BIA…