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in c o n s is te n c ie s in R a v in d e r ’s te s tim o n yr e g a r d in g h is i nt e r a c t i ons w i th m i l i t a nt s a nd pol i c e . T he ya l s o c ont e nd tha tthe I Js houl d ha ve 1 e x c u s e dth e in c o n s is te n c ie s b e c au s e o f R a v in d e r ’s a lle g e dn e rv o u s n e s s a n da n x ie ty d u ri n g h i s asyl u m h eari n g . W e d en y th e p et i t i o n b ecau se n o n e o f th e S i n g h s’ cont ent i on s are pers uasi ve. T he S i nghs ge ne r a l l yc ont e nd tha tB I A e rr e d i n a dopt i ng the I J ’ s de c i s i on be c aus e the I J ’ s r e a s ons f orf i ndi ng R a vi nde ri nc r e di bl e w e r e notc oge nt l ys t a t e d or s uf f i c i e nt l yde t a i l e d, a nd tha ta nyi nc ons i s t e nc i e s w e r e m i nora nd di d notgo t o the heartof thei r c l ai m s. A n adv er se cr edi bi l i ty det erm i nat i on w i l l be up hel d w here th e id e n tif

ie din c o n s is te n c ie s g o to th e h e a rt o f th e ap p lic a n t’s a s y lu m c la im . L iv. A s h c r o ft , 378 F . 3d 959, 962 ( 9th C i r . 2004) . “ [ R ] e pe a t e d a nd s i gni f i c a nt i ncon si st enci es , ” how ever , m aydepri ve a c l ai m of the “ re qu i si t e r i ng of truth. ” Kau r v . G on zales , 41 8 F . 3d 10 61 , 10 67 (9th C i r. 20 05 ).3

T he I Jf ound tha tm ul t i pl e i nc ons i s t e nc i e s be tw e e n R a vi nde r ’ s t e s t i m onya nd h is s ta te m e n ts d u r in g h is a s y lu m in te rv ie w ab o u t h is e n c o u n te r s w ith m ilita n ts ren d ered h i m i n cred i b l e. In p art i cu l ar, fo r each o f th e v i si t s b y th e m i l i t an t s, R avi nd erprov i ded i ncon si st entt es t i m on y r egar di ng the nu m ber of m i l i t ant s, w here h e w a s w h e n th e ya rr iv e d , a s w e ll a s o th e rd e ta ils . T h e I Ja ls o f o u n din c r e d ib le R avi nd er ’ s t es t i m on y thathe coul d n otre ca l l the nam e of the m i l i t antthatw as ce ntra l t o R avi nd er ’ s c l ai m thathe w as arre st ed, i nt errogat ed and b ea t en ov era t en d ay p eri o db y p o l i ce. T h ese rep eat ed i n co n si st en ci es g o t o th e h earto f th e S i n g h s’ c la im , a n dth e I J ’s c r e d ib ilityf in d in g w a s b a s e do n s u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e . See Li , 3 7 8 F .3 da t 9 6 2 ; Kaur , 418 F . 3d a t1067. T h e S in g h s’ ar g u m en t th at th e I J f ailed to g iv e p ro p erw eig h t t o R av in d er ’s a l l e ge d c onf

us i on a nd a nxi ous ne s s a tthe a s y l um i nt e rvi e w i s a l s o nots upport e d by the re cord. T he IJcare ful l y r evi ew ed the evi dence re gardi ng the as yl um i nt ervi ew b efo re d et erm i n i n g th atth ere w as n o b asi s fo r R av i n d er’ s cl ai m s o f n erv o u sn ess a nd a nxi e ty . T he I J ’ s c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on i s gi ve n s ubs t a nt i a l de f e r e nc e a nd th e S i n g h s’ h av e p resen t ed n o co m p el l i n g reaso n fo r w h y th i s co u rtsh o u l drev erse th e I J . See Zehat

ye v. G on zales , 453 F . 3d 1063, 1185 ( 9th C i r . 2006) ; Men do za M a n im b a o v . A s h c r o

ft , 32 9 F . 3d 65 5, 66 1 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). A cco rd i n g l y, th e p et i t i o n fo r rev i ew i s h ereb y D EN I ED .