Rashid

Rashid v. Gonzales

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203 F. App'x 799
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 23, 2006No. 04-73809California327 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Abdul Rashid, a native and citizen of Pakistan, petitions for review of the Board *800 of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his 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 findings for substantial evidence, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), and review claims of due process violations de novo, Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.

The agency determined that Rashid was not credible. The record does not compel a contrary conclusion. Rashid failed to describe in his asylum application, or during his initial asylum hearing, a 1986 incident in which he was arrested and mistreated by police on account of his political activities. Further, Rashid’s claim that he was beaten and tortured by police in 1986 is inconsistent with his testimony that he was not injured. See Chebchoub, 257 F.3d at 1043 (explaining that one material inconsistency can be sufficient to support an adverse credibility…

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