Abrahamyan
Abrahamyan v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*509 MEMORANDUM **
Gevorg Abrahamyan (“Abrahamyan”), Piruza Chilyan, his wife, and Harut and Tatevik Abrahamyan, his children, natives and citizens of Armenia, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing their appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review adverse credibility determinations for substantial evidence, Garrovillas v. INS, 156 F.3d 1010, 1013 (9th Cir.1998), and we grant the petition for review and remand.
The BIA determined that Abrahamyan’s testimony was inconsistent, first, with his declaration regarding the specific time of day police entered his home, second, with a medical document regarding when he was attacked, and third, with a letter from his wife regarding a cousin in Russia. These inconsistencies are minor and do not enhance Abrahamyan’s claim. Shah v. INS, 220 F.3d 1062, 1068 (9th Cir.2000) (“If discrepancies cannot be viewed as attempts by the applicant to enhance his claims of persecution, [they] have no bearing on credibility.”)…