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S ubha s h K um ar( “ P e t i t i one r ” ) , ac i t i z e n a nd na t i ve of I ndi a , s e e ks r e vi e w of ade c i s i on of

the B oar d of

I m m i gr a t i on A ppe a l s ( B I A ) a f f i rm i ng an i m m i gr a t i on j udge ’ s ( I J ) de c i s i on t o de nyhi s appl i c a t i ons f ora s y l um a nd w i thhol di ng of r e m o v a l u n d e r§ 2 4 1 ( b ) ( 3 ) o f th e I m m ig r atio n a n dN a tio n a lityA c t, 8 U .S .C . § 1 23 1(b)(3), and for prot ec t i on un der the C on vent i on A gai nstT orture ( C A T ). 1 . W e d ism iss f

o r lac ko f ju risd icti o n P etit io n er ’s ch allen g e to th e B IA ’s de t e rm i na t i on tha thi s appl i c a t i on f ora s y l um w a s unt i m e l ybe c aus e tha ti s s ue in v o lv e s d is p u te df

a c ts . 8 U .S .C . § § 1 1 5 8 ( a ) ( 3 ) , 1 2 5 2 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( D ) ; H ake e m v . I

. N . S. , 2 7 3 F .3 d8 1 2 , 8 1 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 1 ) ; H akop i an v. Mukasey , 5 5 1 F .3 d8 4 3 , 8 4 7 ( 9 th C i r. 20 08 ). 2. W e deny the pet i t i on as t o w i thh ol di ng of re m ov aland p rot ec t i on un der C A T because the adverse cr edi bi l i ty f i nd i ng s are supp ort ed by subst ant i al e vi de nc e . P e t i t i one rf

i l e d hi s appl i c a t i ons be f or e M ay11, 2005, s o w e appl ythe p r e - R E A L I D A c t ru le s . R i zk v. H older , 6 2 9 F .3 d1 0 8 3 , 1 0 8 7 n .2 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 1 ) .

“ W e m us tuphol d the I J ’ s a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on s o l ong a s one of the i de nt i f

i e d gr ounds i s s upport e d bys ubs t ant i a l e vi de nc e a nd goe s t o the he artof the al i en’ s c l ai m of pers ec ut i on . ” Id . a t1087 ( i nt e rna l quot a t i on m arks a nd a lte r a tio n s o m itte d ) . T o r e v e r s e th e f a c tu a l f in d in g s , “th e e v id e n c e m u s t c o m p e l a di ff er entconcl usi on fr om the on e r ea ched by the B IA . ” Zhengv. H older , 644 F . 3d3

829, 835 ( 9th C i r . 2011) . H e r e the I Jr e l i e d on num e r ous i nc ons i s t e nc i e s i n the e v id e n c e a n dte s tim o n yp r o v id e db yP e titio n e r . T h e irr e g u lar itie s c o n ta in e din P e titio n e r ’s te rr o r is t v ic tim c ar da lo n g w ith g e n e r a l in c o n s is te n c ie s in h is testim o n y a re su p p o rted b y th e r ec o rd . T h es e iss u es g o to th e h ea rt o f P etit io n er ’s c la im . B e c au s e th e r e c o r dd o e s n o t c o m p e l r e v e r s a l o f th e a d v e r s e c r e d ib ility f in d in g , P e titio n e rh a s n o t s h o w n th a t h e is e n title dto w ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l. B e c aus e P e t i t i one r ’ s C A T c l a i m i s ba s e d on the s a m e t e s t i m onythe I Jf ound notc r e di bl e , a nd he poi nt s t o no othe ra r gum e nt s s how i ng i ti s m or e l i ke l ythan not h e w ill b e to rtu r e dif

r e tu rn e dto I n d ia , h is C A T c la im a ls o f a ils . See Farah v. A s h c r o ft , 34 8 F . 3d 11 53 , 11 56 -57 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). P et i t i o n i s DI S MI S S E D i n part , a nd D EN I ED in p art.