Saqib v. Holder
Saqib v. Holder
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Petitioner Saleem Ullah Saqib appeals the Board of Immigration Appeals’ denial of his petition for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. He argues that the Board erred in concluding that his mental illness did not constitute “extraordinary circumstances” such as to excuse his untimely asylum petition, and that the Board erred in affirming the immigration judge’s (“IJ’s”) adverse credibility determination.
The facts of this case are familiar to the parties, and we do not repeat them here. We review adverse credibility findings of the Board under the substantial evidence standard — thus, “the administrative findings of fact are conclusive unless any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.” 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We review questions of law de novo. De Martinez v. Ashcroft, 374 F.3d 759, 761 (9th Cir. 2004).
The Board also did not err in affirming the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. The IJ detailed numerous inconsistencies in Saqib’s testimony, and gave Saqib ample time to produce corroborating evidence to mitigate these inconsistencies. Because Saqib consistently failed to “produce non-duplicative, material, easily available corroborating evidence and provide[d] no credible explanation for such failure, [the] adverse credibility finding will withstand appellate review.” Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1092 (9th Cir. 2000).
PETITION DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
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