Panggabean

MEMORANDUM **

Bonar Romulus Panggabean, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from the immigration judge’s (“U”) 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. Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1056 (9th Cir.2009); Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion that changed or extraordinary circumstances excused the untimely filing of Panggabean’s asylum application. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 1208.4 (a)(4), (5); Ramadan v. Gonzales, 479 F.3d 646, 656-58 (9th Cir.2007) (per curiam). Therefore, we deny the petition with respect to Panggabean’s asylum claim.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Panggabean was not credible because he testified inconsistently regarding the attacks he allegedly suffered due to his involvement in the Christian youth ministry in college, see Chebchoub v. INS, *822 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001) (finding that…