U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2012

Rosabelle Nguyai v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Rosabelle Nguyai v. Eric Holder, Jr.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided April 26, 2012 · Leavy, Paez, Bea
472 F. App'x 788

Rosabelle Nguyai v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Rosabelle Wanjiru Nguyai, a native and citizen of Kenya, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immi *789 gration judge’s decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We review de novo questions of law and for substantial evidence factual findings. Husyev v. Mukasey, 528 F.3d 1172, 1177 (9th Cir. 2008). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We deny the petition for review.

The record does not compel the conclusion Nguyai established extraordinary circumstances excusing her late filing. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.4(a)(5). Accordingly, we deny the petition as to her asylum claim.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility finding based on inconsistencies between Nguyai’s testimony and asylum application regarding whether she went into hiding and moved around to avoid the Mungiki, see Pal v. INS, 204 F.3d 935, 939-40 (9th Cir. 2000), and based on her failure to provide corroboration, see Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1090 (9th Cir. 2000) (“if the trier of fact either does not believe the applicant or does not know what to believe, the applicant’s failure to corroborate his testimony can be fatal to his asylum application”). Accordingly, in the absence of credible testimony, we deny the petition as to Nguyai’s withholding of removal claim. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).

Finally, Nguyai’s CAT claim fails because it is based on the same statements that the agency found not credible, and the record does not otherwise compel the finding that it is more likely than not Nguyai would be tortured by or with the acquiescence of the government if returned to Kenya. See id. at 1156-57.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.

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