Satchithananthan

Satchithananthan v. Gonzales

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204 F. App'x 674
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 21, 2006No. 04-70211California376 words

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*675 MEMORANDUM ***

Pushpamalar Satchithananthan, a native and citizen of Sri Lanka, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ decision affirming an immigration judge’s denial of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. We deny the petition in part and dismiss in part. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not recount them here.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility determination. Salaam v. INS, 229 F.3d 1234, 1238 (9th Cir.2000). Agent Schultz testified that Satchithananthan has been identified by name as a key member of a smuggling ring. In light of this evidence, a reasonable factfinder would not be compelled to credit Satchithananthan’s testimony in the absence of any corroborative evidence. Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1257 (9th Cir.2003). Indeed, “where the IJ has reason to question the applicant’s credibility, and the applicant fails to produce nonduplicative, material, easily available corroborating evidence and provides no credible explanation for such failure, an adverse credibility finding will withstand appellate review.” Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085,…

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