Ghazaryan

MEMORANDUM **

Ghazar Ghazaryan, a native and citizen of Armenia, and his spouse, Anna Belluyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petition for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) summarily affirming the decision of the immigration judge (IJ) denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Where, as here, the BIA affirms without opinion, we review the IJ’s decision. See Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 849 (9th Cir.2003). We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding. See Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. Ghazaryan claimed that he witnessed the last moments and heard the final words of an Armenian official murdered for political reasons, that he immediately protested the Armenian government’s ruling that the death was a suicide, and that he and his family suffered persecution for his political opinions and activities. His testimony, however, contained several inconsistencies and omitted important…