Thani

MEMORANDUM **

Petitioner, a Zanzibari from Tanzania, seeks review of the denial of his application for withholding of removal and request for relief pursuant to the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). The Immigration Judge (“IJ”) and the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) denied relief because they found that petitioner was not credible. Because substantial evidence supports this determination the petition for review is denied.

We have jurisdiction to review this petition under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review the BIA’s findings of fact for substantial evidence and must uphold an adverse credibility determination “unless the evidence presented would compel a reasonable finder of fact to reach a contrary result.” Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1257 (9th Cir.2003) (quoting Monjaraz-Munoz v. INS, 327 F.3d 892, 895 (9th Cir.2003)). In reviewing a credibility determination, we consider the totality of the circumstances, including any inconsistencies in the petitioner’s or the witnesses’ accounts regardless of whether they go to the heart of petitioner’s claim. 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(l)(B)(iii); see also Malkandi v. Mukasey, 544 F.3d 1029, 1040 (9th Cir. 2008).

Petitioner sought withholding…