Manaseryan

MEMORANDUM **

Misak Manaseryan, a native of Iran and citizen of Armenia, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Singhkaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Manaseryan’s inability to adequately explain his job functions at the nuclear power plant at which he allegedly worked, see id. at 1153 (approving agency’s finding that an applicant’s testimony was suspicious given its lack of specificity), and based on Manaseryan’s failure to provide corroboration after being given an opportunity to do so, see Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1044-45 (9th Cir.2001). In the absence of credible testimony, Manaseryan’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).

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