Kaur

Kaur v. Mukasey

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302 F. App'x 642
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDecember 2, 2008No. 04-75104California293 words

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MEMORANDUM **

Satvinder Kaur, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) removal order. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Singh v. Ashcroft, 301 F.3d 1109, 1111 (9th Cir.2002), we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence of inconsistencies in the presence or absence of eyewitnesses and the extent of injuries sustained supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination based on Kaur’s failure to produce corroborating evidence regarding “any of the material aspects of her case.” See Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085,1092 (9th Cir.2000) (“[Wjhere the IJ has reason to question the applicant’s credibility, and the applicant fails to produce non-duplicative, material, easily available corroborating evidence and provides no credible explanation for such failure, an adverse credibility finding will withstand appellate review.”). Substantial record evidence supports the IJ’s “reason to question” Kaur’s credibility. Moreover, in light of Kaur’s communication with her mother-in-law in India, Kaur’s submission of some background evidence…

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