Christian

Christian v. Gonzales

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177 F. App'x 670
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 19, 2006No. 04-76610California347 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Grammy Christian, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence adverse credibility findings, Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding because Christian provided information in her asylum declaration that was inconsistent with hearing testimony. Her declaration stated she was detained by Indian police for two days, yet she testified she was detained four to five hours. Christian also stated in her declaration that Bajrang Dal members attacked her house, yet she testified that the Shevsena people and other Hindu peo *671 pie attacked her house. Because these discrepancies go to the heart of her asylum claim, see Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001), substantial evidence supports the denial of asylum, see Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th…

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