Gurmito

Gurmito v. Gonzales

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139 F. App'x 861
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 15, 2005No. 04-72914California277 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

FNU Gurmito, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals, which summarily affirmed her appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding, and will reverse only if the evidence that the petitioner presented was so compelling that no reasonable fact-finder could fail to find the requisite fear of persecution. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 301 F.3d 1109, 1112 (9th Cir.2002). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination in this case. The IJ offered specific, cogent reasons for the credibility determination based on inconsistencies among Gurmito’s testimony, her asylum application, documentary evidence, and the arrests and detentions she experienced. These discrepancies go to the heart of Gurmito’s asylum claims. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004).

Because Gurmito did not establish that she was eligible for…

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