U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2004

Ivanov v. Ashcroft

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 20, 2004 · Hawkins, Kozinski, Pregerson

108 F. App'x 452

Counsel

Charles E. Nichol, Esq., Law Office of Charles E. Nichol, San Francisco, CA, for Petitioner., Regional Counsel, Laguna Niguel, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, OIL, Larry P. Cote, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Ivanov testified that he had not seen his son since leaving Bulgaria. He later admitted that his son had visited him in the *453United States three times and had returned to Bulgaria without encountering persecution. Such specific inconsistencies going to the heart of Ivanov’s asylum claim support the immigration judge’s finding that Ivanov was not credible. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 301 F.3d 1109, 1111 — 12 (9th Cir. 2002).

DENIED.

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