Hakobyan

MEMORANDUM **

Marine Hakobyan, on behalf of herself, husband, and son, petitions for review of a final order issued by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of asylum. We deny the petition for review.

DISCUSSION

To qualify for asylum, Hakobyan was required to demonstrate she suffered past persecution or has a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of political opinion. See Zehatye v. Gonzales, 453 F.3d 1182, 1185 (9th Cir.2006) The IJ determined that Hakobyan was not credible and therefore did not meet her burden. An adverse credibility finding can be reversed “only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion.” Singh v. Gonzales, 439 F.3d 1100, 1105 (9th Cir.2006).

Some of the discrepancies cited by the IJ are not sufficient to support an adverse credibility finding. See Smolniakova v. Gonzales, 422 F.3d 1037, 1045 (9th Cir.2005) (noting adverse credibility finding cannot be based on petitioner providing testimony that is more detailed than the information presented in the asylum application). Moreover, other conflicts in Hakobyan’s testimony are minor and do relate to her claim of persecution. See Mendoza Manimbao v.…