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P E R C U R I A M. K agi m i ne U ddi n pet i t i ons forr evi ew of an or derof the B oar d of I m m i gr at i on Ap p e a l s ( BI A) . F o rth e r e a s o n s b e l o w, we wi l l d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. Ud d i n , a c i t i z e n o f

Ba n g l a d e s h , e n t e r e d th e Un i t e d S t a t e s i n Oc t o b e r2 0 0 1 . He w as char ged as r emovabl e as an al i en pr es enti n the U ni t ed St at es w i thoutbei ng admi t t ed orpar ol ed. U ddi n conce ded r emovabi l i tyand appl i ed foras y l um , w i thhol di ng of r emoval , and r el i ef unde rthe C onvent i on A gai ns tT or tur e. A ft era hea r i ng, the I J m ade an adve r s e cr edi bi l i tyfi ndi ng and deni ed r el i ef. U ddi n appea l ed, and the B I A di s m i s s ed th e a p p e a l. U d d in f

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o r re v iew w h ich w a s d o c k e ted a t N o . 0 7 -4 7 4 7 . U d d in al s o fi l ed a mot i on t o r eopen a nd r econs i derw i th the B I A . T he B I A deni ed the mot i on, and U ddi n fi l ed anothert i m el ypet i t i on forr evi ew , docket ed atN o. 08- 2162 and cons ol i dat ed w i th N o. 07- 4747. I. W e bei ng w i th t he B oar d’ s or i gi nal deci s i on deny i ng r el i ef. W e have j ur i s di ct i on under8 U . S. C . § 1252. W e mayr ever s e the B I A ’ s deci s i on onl yi f the r ecor d perm i t s but one r eas onabl e conc l us i on w hi ch w as notthe one r eac hed bythe B oar d. I . N . S. v. E l i as- Z acari as, 50 2 U . S . 47 8, 48 1 (199 2). T his gen eral pri ncipl e app l i es t o ad verse cr edi bi l i tydet erm i nat i ons . W e mustuphol d the adve r s e cr edi bi l i tyfi ndi ngs unl es s any r eas onabl e adj udi cat orw oul d be compel l ed t o concl ude t o the contr ary . Fi adj oe v. A tt o rne yG en era l, 4 1 1 F . 3 d 1 3 5 , 1 5 3 (3d C ir . 2 0 0 5 ).3

U ddi n ar gues thatthe I J err ed i n m aki ng an adve r s e cr edi bi l i tyfi ndi ng beca us e the IJ fa il ed to co n side r th e truthf u lnes s, co n sist en cy , an d d etail o f h is t esti m o n y . H o w ev er, U d d in a d m its th a t h e s u b m itte d f ra u d u le n t d o c u m e n ts to th e IJ b e f o re w ith d ra w in g th e m . T he B IA al so no t ed thatU dd i n co nced ed thatthe co ntentof tw o n ew spaper art i cl es, w h ich h e d id n o t w ith d ra w , w a s u n tru e a s w e ll. U d d in h a s n o t sh o w n th a t an yre a so n a b le a d ju d ic a to r w o u ld b e c o m p e lle d to f in d h im c re d ib le . II. U d d in a lso a rg u e s th a t th e B IA e rre d in d e n y in g h is m o tio n to re o p e n . A m o tio n to r eopen mustes t abl i s h pr i m a fa ci e el i gi bi l i tyforas y l um . Sevoi an v. A s hcr oft , 290 F. 3d 16 6, 17 3 n . 5 (3d C i r. 20 02 ). In order t o m ake a p ri m a facie cas e, the ap pli cant m ust p ro d u c e e v id e n c e d e m o n s tr a tin g a “ re a s o n a b le lik e lih o o d ” th a t h e is e n title d to re lie f. G uo v. A s hcr oft , 386 F. 3d 556, 563 ( 3d C i r . 2004) . A l s o, under8 C . F. R . § 1003. 2( c) , t he B oar d m aynotgr anta mot i on t o r eopen unl es s the evi dence offe r ed i s m at er i al and w as notavai l abl e and c oul d nothave be en pr es ent ed atthe form erhear i ng. I n hi s m ot i on t o r eopen, U ddi n ar gued thata s t at e of e m er gencyhad bee n decl ar ed in B a n g lad e sh in Ja n u a ry2 0 0 7 , an d th a t th is w o u ld in c re a se th e lik e lih o o d th a t h e w o u ld be per s ecut ed bas ed on hi s m ember s hi p i n the J at i y a party . H e r efe rr ed t o, butdi d not su b m it , a C o n su lar Inf

o rm ati o n S h ee t from the D ep artm en t of S tat e a s su p p o rt . T h e B IA n o te d th a t it c o n s id e re d th a t s a m e e v id e n c e o n a p p e a l; th u s , th e e v id e n c e w a s n o t n e w . M o re o v e r, i t c o n c lu d e d th a t U d d in d id n o t e s ta b lis h h is p ri m a f a c ie e lig ib ility f

o r a s y lu m .T h e I J s t a t e d “ [ t ] h r o u g h o u tth i s r e p o r t , r e s p o n d e n t ’ s t e s t i mo n yr e g a r d i n g c r a c k d o wn 1 on po l i t i cal op po nen t s i s corr ob orat ed. T herefore, had the respon den tno tsubm i t t ed these fr audul entdocument s , one coul d bel i eve thatthi s i s a per s on w ho w as a mem berof the J at i y a Partyw ho i n fac t , beca us e of hi s act i vi t i es , w as det ai ned and be at en. ” The I J then w ent on t he m ake the adv ers e credi bil i tyfi nd i ng . H ow ever, for the sake of o ur anal y si s, w e w i l l a s s u m e th a tU d d i n i s a m e m b e ro f th e J a t i ya p a r ty. 4 T o t he ext entthatthe B I A deni ed the mot i on on the gr ound thatno new evi dence w as pr es ent ed, w e r evi ew the deni al foran abus e of di s cr et i on. Sevoi an, 290 F. 3d at170. T o the ext entthatthe B I A deni ed the mot i on on the gr ounds thatU ddi n had notm ade a p rim a f a c ie c a se f

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, U d d in a ss e rts th a t th e IJ f o u n d h is te stim o n yc o n c e rn in g h is m ember s hi p i n t he J at i y a partycr edi bl e. Si nce the J at i y a partyw as notpartof the 1 coal i t i on underemer gencyrul e, he cont ends thati ti s m or e l i kel ythathe w oul d be p e rse c u ted in B a n g lad e sh . W e c o n c lu d e th a t th e B IA d id n o t ab u se its d isc re tio n in d e n y in g U d d in ’s m o tio n to re o p e n b e c a u se th e e v id e n c e h e o f f e re d w a s n o t n e w . U d d in c ited to th e e v id e n c e in h is a p p e a l to th e B IA . F u rth e rm o re , the B IA d id n o t ab u se its di s cr et i on i n concl udi ng thatU ddi n had nots how n pr i m a fa ci e el i gi bi l i tyforas y l um . T he i nform at i on i n t he C ons ul arI nform at i on Sheet , al ong w i th the otherevi dence i n the r ecor d, does notes t abl i s h a r eas onabl e l i kel i hood thatU ddi n i s ent i t l ed t o r el i ef. A s not ed5

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