Oyedele-Banda
Oyedele-Banda v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
*705 MEMORANDUM **
Idris Oyedele-Banda petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals, which affirmed an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture. The IJ denied Oyedele-Banda’s applications because he found him not credible. Reviewing for substantial evidence, Gui v. INS, 280 F.3d 1217, 1225 (9th Cir.2002), we deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s findings that petitioner testified inconsistently regarding his parents’ death and that petitioner was dishonest in attempting to gain entry to the United States. See Kaur v. Ashcroft, 379 F.3d 876, 889 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that false statements to gain admission to the United States are considered “in light of all the circumstances of the case”). We also accord deference to the IJ’s finding that petitioner’s account of his voyage to the United States was implausible as were other elements of his testimony. See Jibril v. Gonzales, 423 F.3d 1129, 1135 (9th Cir.2005) (holding that an IJ is permitted to “exercise common sense” in evaluating the plausibility of a petitioner’s testimony). Finally,…