Grigorian

MEMORANDUM **

Mamiko Vardan Grigorian, a native and citizen of Iran, petitions for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order that affirmed an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 .

Where, as here, the BIA adopts and affirms the IJ’s order pursuant to Matter of Burbano, 20 I. & N. Dec. 872, 874 (BIA 1994), and expresses no disagreement, we review the IJ’s order as if it were the BIA’s. See Abebe v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 1037, 1039-40 (9th Cir.2005) (en banc). Reviewing for substantial evidence, see id., we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination because the discrepancies regarding the timing of the court summons go to heart of Grigorian’s asylum claim, see Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001), and because Grigorian failed to have his brother testify in support of his claim, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b)(4)(D); see also Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1092 (9th Cir.2000). Accordingly, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s denial of Grigorian’s asylum…