Avetisian

MEMORANDUM **

In these consolidated petitions, Marine Avetisian, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the decisions of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) (1) affirming without opinion an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”); and (2) denying her motion to reopen proceedings to apply for adjustment of status. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review credibility findings under the substantial evidence standard, and will reverse only if the evidence compels a contrary result. Singhr-Kaur v. INS, 188 F.3d 1147 , 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999). We review for abuse of discretion the denial of a motion to reopen. Socop-Gonzalez v. INS, 272 F.3d 1176, 1187 (9th Cir.2001) (en banc). We deny the petitions for review.

The IJ’s adverse credibility finding was based on the lack of detail in Avetisian’s description of her arrests, see Singh-Kaur, 183 F.3d at 1153, and his conclusion that much of her testimony was “implausible in light of the background evidence,” Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001). We are therefore not…