N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT
ALB ER T FR O ILAN GASM EN GAERLAN; ALM A FE FAB IC ULANAN GAERLAN; ILIC H YEAGER C ALIC A GAERLAN; SEJI KYR

A C ALIC A GAERLAN; C AYI KR IEL C A LIC A GAERLAN; JUR

IS KARR EL C ALIC A GAERLAN, Pe t i tione rs,
v. W ILLIAM P. B ARR , Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R e sponde nt. No. 17-73311 Age n c y Nos. A087-860-465

A087-860-466 A087-860-467 A087-860-468 A087-860-469 A087-860-470
M EM O R ANDUM *

On Pe tition for Re vie w of a n Orde r of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls Subm itte d July 29, 2020 ** B e fore : HAW KINS, GR AB E R , a nd C LIFTON, C irc uit Judge s. 

# FIL ED JUL 31 2020 M OLLY C. DW Y E R, CLERK U. S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by Ninth C irc uit R

ule 36-3.

* * The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a )(2).Le a d pe t itione r, Albe rt Froila n Ga e rlan, a

nd his fa m ily , native s a

nd c itiz e ns of the Philippine s, se e k re vie w of a 2017 B oa

rd of Im m igration Appe a ls’ (“ B IA” )orde r dism i ssing a n a p pe a l from

an orde r of the Im

m igration Judge(“ IJ” ) de ny ing the ir a

pplic a tions for a sy lum , withholding of re m o va l, a nd prote c tion unde r the C onve n tion Aga inst Torture(“ C AT” ). W e de ny the pe t ition. 1. The a dve rse c re d i bility de te rm ination wa s supporte d by substa ntia l
e vide nc e . Shre

stha v . Holde r , 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th C ir. 2010). In his writte n sta te m e nt a nd te stim ony , Ga e rlan c la im e d tha t the Dire c tor of the Nationa l B ure a u of Inve s tiga

tion (“ NB I” ), Ge ne ra l R e yna ldo W y c o c o , orde re d him

to c e a s e an ongoing inve s tiga

t ion into ric e hoa

rding in June and Se pte m be r 2007. Ye t

the Gove rnm e nt submitte d into e v i de nc e a ne w spa pe r artic le showing tha

t Ge ne ra l Wy c o c o ha d die d on De c e m be r 19, 2005, m ore tha

n e ighte e n m onths be fore the
e ve nts in que stion, a

nd a n othe r individual be c am e Dire c tor of the NB I in 2006. Ga e rlan de c line d to c ontinue the he aring so tha t he c o uld c h a lle nge the a

uthe ntic ity of the Gove rnm e nt’ s e vide nc e . In the a bse nc e of c re d i ble te stim ony from Ga e rlan, the IJ a

nd B IA pe rm issibly

de n i e d his c l a im s for a sy lum and withholding of re

m ova l . B e c a

use no
e vide nc e a

p art from his te stim ony

supporte d the c la im

for C AT prote c t ion, tha

t
c la im a lso fa ils.
22. “ [A] n a sy l um a pplic at ion is frivolous if a ny of its m ate ria l e le m e nts is de libe ra t e ly

fa bric a t e d.” 8 C .F.R . § 1208.20. An e le m e nt is de libe ra te l y fa bric ate d if it involve s a

“ k n owing a nd inte ntiona l m isre pre se ntation of thetruth.” Matte r of Y-L- , 24 I. & N. De c . 151, 156 (B IA 2007). The B IA prope rly a ffirm e d the IJ’ s de te rm i nation tha

t Ga e rla n file d a frivolous a sy lum a

pplic at ion. As discusse d
a bove , Ga e rlan wa s found to ha ve subm itte d fa lse doc um e nta ry and te stim onia l
e vide nc e . Only

a fte r be ing c onfronte d with theGove rnm e nt’ s c ontra dic tory
e vide nc e did he a dm i t the ina c c ura c ie s in his origina l story
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