Romachkine

Romachkine v. Holder

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366 F. App'x 857
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 24, 2010No. 07-72758California219 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

*858 MEMORANDUM **

Vladimir Romachkine, a native of Kazakhstan and citizen of Russia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence factual findings, Don v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 738, 741 (9th Cir.2007), and we review de novo questions of law, Rivera v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1274-75 (9th Cir.2007). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based upon Romachkine’s submission of both a fraudulent birth registration confirmation document and a fraudulent Russian Federation resident card. See Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741, 745 (9th Cir.2004). In the absence of credible testimony, Ro-machkine failed to establish he is eligible for asylum. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).

Romachkine’s contention that the IJ deprived him of a reasonable opportunity to provide corroborating evidence or rebut the government’s investigative reports fails because the IJ granted several continuances after the…

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