Melake

MEMORANDUM **

Merry Teklegiorgis Melake, a native and citizen of Eritria, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying her application for asylum and withholding of removal, and denying her motion to remand to apply for adjustment of status. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility determination, see Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004), and review for an abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to remand, see Movsisian v. Ashcroft, 395 F.3d 1095, 1098 (9th Cir.2005). We deny the petition for review.

The IJ concluded Melake did not testify credibly regarding her nationality, religious affiliation, her reasons for not voting, why she alone amongst all her family members was arrested, the length of her alleged detention, and how she was able to escape armed guards at the detention facility. In her brief before this court, Melake attempted to explain only one of the numerous discrepancies, inconsistencies, and implausibilities identified by the IJ. The IJ’s negative credibility finding is supported by…