Ponce-Ruiz

MEMORANDUM **

Guillermo Ponce-Ruiz, a native and citizen of Honduras, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming, without opinion, an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). To the extent we have jurisdiction, it is conferred by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Reviewing for substantial evidence, Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999), we deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that Ponce-Ruiz was not credible because his testimony lacked specificity regarding central aspects of his claim, including the circumstances of his father’s death and the connection between his father’s death and his own experiences. See Singh-Kaur, 183 F.3d at 1153 ; see also Berroteran-Melendez v. INS, 955 F.2d 1251, 1256-57 (9th Cir.1992). Ponce-Ruiz also failed to corroborate these aspects of his claim. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001) (holding that when an alien’s credibility is in question, an IJ may consider the failure to provide corroboration).…