Karlovich

Karlovich v. Holder

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382 F. App'x 609
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 8, 2010No. 07-72265California349 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Sergiy Karlovich, a native and citizen of Ukraine, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention *611 Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Karlovich claims that the Ukrainian authorities are still interested in him based on his refusal to serve in the then Soviet-controlled military over 20 years ago. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that this claim lacked inherent plausibility. See Jibril v. Gonzales, 423 F.3d 1129, 1135 (9th Cir.2005) (noting that testimony that is implausible in light of objective evidence can support an adverse credibility finding). Substantial evidence further supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination because Karlovich’s asylum application omitted the fact that the police were constantly looking for him at his home and work for over 20 years,…

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