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older , 610 F . 3d 1118, 1121 ( 9th C i r . 2010) . W e de nythe p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. T he re cord do es no tcom pel the concl usi on thatchanged o r e xtra ordi nary c ir c u m s ta n c e s e x c u s e dth e u n tim e lyf ilin g o f A r a m y a n ’s a s y lu m ap p lic a tio n . See 8 C .F .R . § 1 2 0 8 .4 ( a ) ( 4 ) , ( 5 ) ; M a g a l la n e s -D a m i a n v . I

NS , 78 3 F . 2d 93 1, 93 4 (9th C i r. 1 9 8 6 ). A cco rd i n g l y, w e d en y th e p et i t i o n as t o th e p et i t i o n ers’ asyl u m cl ai m s. S ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the I J ’ s de t e rm i na t i on tha tA r a m y a n w a s not cr edi bl e bas ed on A ram yan’ s a dm i ss i on thather i ni t i al as yl um appl i ca t i on w as e n tir e lyf a ls e a n dh e rf

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a ls e s ta te m e n ts . See Kau r v . G on zales , 418 F . 3d 1061, 1067 ( 9th C i r . 2005) ( “ [ H ] a d s he de s i r e d t o t e l l the truth a nd co rrecta fal se st at em en tsh e co u l dh av e easi l y d o n e so . . . . ”). T h e ad v erse c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on i s f urthe rs upport e d byA r a m y a n’ s s ubm i s s i on of fr audu l entdo cum ent s i n sup po rtof her i ni t i al appl i ca t i on and the l ac k o f e vi dence to c o rr o b o r a te h e ra m e n d e dap p lic a tio n . Se e Y e im a n e - B e rh e v . A s h c r o ft , 393 F . 3d 907, 911 ( 9th C i r . 2004) ( “ [ T ] he us e of af r audul e ntdoc um e ntm a y , c ons i de r i ng th e to ta lityo f

th e r e c o r d , le n ds u p p o rt to a n a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityf in d in g .” ) ; Si dh u v.08- 70953 3 I NS , 220 F . 3d 1085, 1090 ( 9th C i r . 2000) ( “ [ I ] f the tr i e rof

f a c te i the rdoe s not b e lie v e th e ap p lic a n t o rd o e s n o t k n o w w h a t to b e lie v e , th e ap p lic a n t’s f a ilu r e to corr ob orat e hi s t es t i m on y c an be fat al t o h i s a sy l um appl i ca t i on . ”) . In the abse nce of c r e di bl e t e s t i m ony , A r a m y a n c a nnote s t abl i s h e l i gi bi l i tyf orw i thhol di ng of r e m o v a l. Se e Fa r a h v . A s h c r o ft , 3 4 8 F .3 d1 1 5 3 , 1 1 5 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) . W e th e r e f o r e d e n yth e p e t i t i o n a s t o th a tc l a i m. B e c aus e A r a m y a n’ s C A T c l a i m i s ba s e d on the s a m e e vi de nc e tha tthe agencyfoun d n otcr edi bl e, and she po i nt s t o n o o ther e vi dence s ho w i ng i ti s m ore lik e lyth a n n o t s h e w o u ldb e to rtu r e dif r e tu rn e dto A rm e n ia , h e rC A T c la im f a ils . Se e i d. a t1156–57. F i na l l y , w e de nythe pe t i t i on a s t o A r a m y a n’ s c l a i m tha the ra s y l um appl i ca t i on w as no tfr i vo l ou s und er8 U . S . C . § 1 15 8(d)(6). T he IJand B IA fol l ow ed the re qu i re d p roce du ra l fr am ew ork, and the det erm i nat i on thatA ram yan de l i be r a t e l yf

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th e e v id e n c e . See 8 C . F . R . § 1208. 20; A hi r v . Mukasey , 527 F . 3d 91 2, 91 7– 19 (9th C i r. 20 08 ). P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.