Rani

Rani v. Gonzales

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180 F. App'x 695
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMay 18, 2006No. 05-70140California254 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Sanjogta Rani, a native and citizen of India, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision summarily affirming an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), we deny the petition for review.

The IJ’s adverse credibility finding rests in part on inconsistencies between Rani’s testimony and asylum application as to the circumstances of alleged attacks by Sikh militants in 1990 and 1992. Because these inconsistencies go to the heart of Rani’s claim of persecution, they constitute substantial evidence supporting the finding that Rani was not credible. See id. at 1043 ; see also Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1259 (9th Cir.2003) (where at least “one of the identified grounds is supported by substantial evidence and goes to the heart of [a petitioner’s] claim of persecution, we are bound to accept the IJ’s adverse credibility finding”).

Accordingly, Rani has failed to show eligibility for asylum or…

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