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# FI LED APR20 2 012 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS10- 70246 2 as ylum , w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al , and rel i ef un der the C on vent i on A gai nstT orture (“ C A T ”) . W e have j uri sdi ct i on un der 8 U . S . C . § 1 25 2. W e r evi ew for s ub st ant i al e v id e n c e . So to-O larte v . H older , 555 F . 3d 1089, 1091 ( 9th C i r . 2009) . W e gr a nt the pe t i t i on f

orr e vi e w , a nd w e r e m and. S ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e d o e s n o t s up p o rt th e I J ’s a d v e r s e c r e d ib ility d eterm in atio n b as ed o n th e p er ce iv ed in co n sisten cies b etw ee n B ab ay an ’s t e s t i m onya nd the a i rporti nt e rvi e w s t a t e m e ntorthe c r e di bl e f e arw orks he e ti n the r e c o r d . Se e S i n gh v . I

NS , 292 F . 3d 1017, 1023- 24 ( 9th C i r . 2002) ( di s c us s i ng f a c t or s a nd c i r c um s t a nc e s tha tm a ke a n a i rporti nt e rvi e w s t a t e m e ntl a c k s uf f i c i e nt r e liab ility ) ; Si ng h v. G on zales , 403 F . 3d 1081, 1087- 90 ( 9th C i r . 2005) ( di s c us s i ng na tur e of a n a s y l um i nt e rvi e w a nd c onc l udi ng di s c r e panc i e s be tw e e n A s s e s s m e nt T o R e f e ra n dap p lic a n t’s te s tim o n yd idn o t s up p o rt an a d v e r s e c r e d ib ility d et erm i n at i o n ). S ub st an t i al ev i d en ce al so d o es n o tsup p o rtth e IJ’ s ad v erse cr ed ib il ity d eterm in atio n b as ed o n th e id en ti fied o m issio n s f ro m B ab ay an ’s t e s t i m ony , oron the i nc ons i s t e nc i e s be tw e e n B abay an’ s t e s t i m onya nd hi s a s y l um appl i cat i on and the am bu l at ory r ec ord car ds, because B abay an w as no tgi ven an o p p o rtu n ityto e x p la in th e p e r c e iv e dd is c r e p an c ie s . See T ekle v . Mukasey , 533 F .3 d1 0 4 4 , 1 0 5 3 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 8 ) ; s e e a l s o Aki n m a de v . I

NS , 1 9 6 F .3 d9 5 1 , 9 5 7 ( 9 th C i r. 1 9 9 9 ) (IJ erro n eo u sl y fau l t edp et i t i o n er fo r n o tp ro v i d i n g fu rth er d et ai l s,10- 70246 3 “ es peci al l y w hen [pet i t i on er ] w as no tgi ven n ot i ce thathe shou l d p rovi de such i nform at i on , no r a sked atthe heari ng t o d o so”). F urther, subst ant i alevi dence does n o t s up p o rt th e I J ’s f

in d in g th a t B ab ay an w a s e v a s iv e o ru n r e s p o n s iv e , s e e T ur c i os v . I NS , 8 2 1 F .2 d1 3 9 6 , 1 4 0 0 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 7 ) , o rth a t h is f e aro f r e tu rn in g is im p lau s ib le b e c au s e h e n o lo n g e ro w n s ab u s in e s s in A rm e n ia , s e e G e v . A s h c r o ft , 3 6 7 F . 3 d1 1 2 1 , 1 1 2 5 -2 7 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 4 ). F i n al l y, b ecau se n o n e o f th e IJ’ s ad v erse c r e di bi l i tyf

i ndi ngs a r e s upport e d, B abay an w a s notr e qui r e d t o pr ovi de c o rr o b o r a tio n . See J

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older , 6 0 0 F .3 d1 2 3 5 , 1 2 4 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 0 ) . A c c or di ngl y , w e gr a ntthe pe t i t i on w i th r e s pe c tt o pe t i t i one r s ’ a s y l um , w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l , a nd C A T c l a i m s , a nd w e r e m and t o the a ge nc y , on a n ope n r e c or d, f or f u rth e rp r o c e e d in g s c o n s is te n t w ith th is d is p o s itio n . Se e So to - O la r te , 55 5 F . 3d at 1 0 9 5 - 9 6 ; IN

S v. V en tu ra , 53 7 U . S . 12 , 16 -18 (20 02 ) ( per c uri am ). In l i g h to f th e ab o v e co n cl u si o n s, w e d o n o treach p et i t i o n ers’ du e p ro cess c ont e nt i on. P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W GR AN T E D; RE MAND E D.