Sirag

MEMORANDUM ****

Petitioner Elias Shumi Sirag (“Sirag”), a native and citizen of Ethiopia, seeks review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming the adverse decision of the immigration judge (“IJ”), which found that Petitioner failed to demonstrate eligibility for asylum, withholding of deportation or relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the IJ’s adverse credibility finding, see Marcos v. Gonzales, 410 F.3d 1112, 1116 (9th Cir.2005), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination, which *666 was based in large part on significant discrepancies between Sirag’s testimony and his written declaration. In particular, the IJ noted that Sirag’s testimony concerning the circumstances of his arrest in 1994 differed substantially from his written declaration, and that his testimony regarding his political activities after entering the United States was directly contradicted by statements in his written declaration. Sirag failed to present evidence compelling a contrary conclusion. See…