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orpr ot e c t i on unde rthe C onve nt i on A g a in s t T o rtu r e ( “C A T ” ) . W e h a v e ju r is d ic tio n p u r s u a n t to 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 5 2 . W he r e , a s he r e , “ the B I A a dopt s the de c i s i on of the I J , w e r e vi e w the I J ’ s de c i s i on as i f i tw er e thatof the B IA . ” See A bebe v. G on zales , 4 3 2 F .3 d1 0 3 7 , 1 0 3 9 ( 9 th C i r. 20 05 ) ( en banc) (i nt ernal qu ot at i on m arks om i tt ed). W e r evi ew for s ub st ant i al e v id e n c e th e I J ’s f

a c tu a l f in d in g s , in c lu d in g a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityf in d in g s . SotoO larte v . H

older , 555 F . 3d 1089, 1091 ( 9th C i r . 2009) . W e de nythe pe t i t i on f or r e v i e w. S ub st ant i alevi dence s up po rt s the IJ ’ s a dv er se cr edi bi l i ty f i nd i ng . T he IJ offe re d speci fi c and cogentre as on s f or her f i nd i ng base d o n i ncon si st enci es be tw e e n G or a y a ’ s or a l t e s t i m onya nd hi s w r i tt e n appl i c a t i on, a s w e l l a s be tw e e n a pol i c e r e porti n the r e c or d a nd hi s or a l t e s t i m ony . T he s e i nc ons i s t e nc i e s r e l a t e d t o, i n pa rt , de t a i l s c onc e rni ng the s hoot i ng i nc i de nt s oc c urr i ng i n D e c e m be r2003, M a r c h 2 0 0 4 , a n dO c t o b e r2 0 0 4

— e a c h o f w h i c h g o t o th e h e a rto f G o r a y a ’ s c l a i ms3

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older , 64 9 F . 3d 96 9, 97 3 (9th C i r. 20 11 ) ( “ M at er i al al t er at i on s i n the appl i cant ’ s a cc ou ntof pers ec ut i on ar e s uffi ci entt o sup po rtan ad v erse cred i b i l i ty fi n d i n g . ”). M o reo v er, G o raya w as co n fro n t edw i th th ese in c o n s is te n c ie s a n dg iv e n a n o p p o rtu n ityto e x p la in th e m , y e t th e I Jr e a s o n ab ly r e je c te dh is e x p la n a tio n s . Se e L i v . A s h c r o ft , 378 F . 3d 959, 963 ( 9th C i r . 2004) (c o n clu d in g th at th e I J p ro p er ly co n sid er edan dre jected th e p etit io n er ’s e x p la n a tio n f

o rin c o n s is te n t te s tim o n y ) . A c c o r d in g ly , in th e ab s e n c e o f c r e d ib le t es t i m on y, w e deny the pet i t i on as t o G oray a’ s a sy l um and w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al c la im s . Se e Fa ra 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 ) . B ecau se w e d en y th e p et i t i o n o n cred i b i l i ty g ro u n d s, w e n eedn o tad d ress G oray a’ s argum entthatthe IJerre d i n h ol di ng thateven as sum i ng the pet i t i on er w a s c r e di bl e , he none the l e s s f a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h pa s tha rm oraw e l l - f ounde d f e a rof f utur e ha rm on a c c ountof apr ot e c t e d gr ound. F in a lly , b e c au s e G o r a y a ’s c la im u n d e rth e C A T is b a s e do n th e s a m e f a c ts tha tthe I Jf

ound t o notbe c r e di bl e , a nd G or a y apoi nt s t o no othe re vi de nc e tha tthe I Js houl d ha ve c ons i de r e d, he ha s f a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h e l i gi bi l i tyf orr e l i e f unde rthe C A T . Se e Farah , 3 4 8 F .3 da t 1 1 5 7 . P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.