Ter-Hohannisyan

MEMORANDUM **

Zhilbert Ter-Hohannisyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’s (BIA) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (IJ) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review adverse credibility determinations for substantial evidence, Singh v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 1100, 1105 (9th Cir.2006), *732 and we review de novo claims of due process violations, Hernandez de Anderson v. Gonzales, 497 F.3d 927, 932 (9th Cir.2007). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. There were inconsistencies between Ter-Hohannisyan’s testimony and his asylum declaration regarding the persecution he suffered as a result of his membership in a political opposition group. These inconsistencies go to the heart of his claim. See Don v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 738, 741-42 (9th Cir.2007). In addition, Ter-Hohannisyan’s testimony regarding the nature of the political opposition groups to which he and his family allegedly belong was vague and…