Kaur

Kaur v. Gonzales

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235 F. App'x 425
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 16, 2007Nos. 06-71019, 06-71975California387 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Varinder Kaur is a native and citizen of India. In petition No. 06-71019, Kaur seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision adopting and affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) de *426 nial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). In petition No. 06-71975, Kaur seeks review of a second BIA decision denying her motion to reconsider. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny both petitions.

‘Where, as here, the BIA adopts the IJ’s decision while adding its own reasons, we review both decisions.” Kataria v. INS, 232 F.3d 1107, 1112 (9th Cir.2000). We review an adverse credibility determination for substantial evidence, and will overturn it only if the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Kaur v. Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1061, 1064 (9th Cir.2005). We review the denial of a motion to reconsider for abuse of discretion. See Lara-Torres v. Ashcroft, 383 F.3d 968, 972 (9th Cir.2004), amended by 404 F.3d 1105 (9th Cir.2005).

Substantial evidence supports the IJ and BIA’s finding that Kaur’s accounts regarding how the police harmed her were inconsistent, and she…

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