Hovhannisyan

MEMORANDUM **

Rudik Hovhannisyan, a native of the former Soviet Union and a citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review an adverse credibility determination under the substantial evidence standard and will uphold the determination unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility determination. Hovhan-nisyan’s testimony regarding material events was vague, lacked sufficient detail, and, in several instances, was inconsistent with his declaration. See Kohli v. Gonzales, 473 F.3d 1061, 1071 (9th Cir.2007) (finding discrepancies between petitioner’s testimony and declaration substantially supported an adverse credibility finding); Li v. Ashcroft, 878 F.3d 959 , 964 (9th Cir.2004) (upholding adverse credibility determination where at least one of the identified grounds is supported by substantial…