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ounde d f e a rof f utur e pe r s e c ut i on. W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on pur s ua nt to 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 5 2 , a n dw e d e n yK u m a r ’s p e titio n in its e n tir e ty . T hi s C ourtr e vi e w s c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i ons a nd de ni a l s of a s y l um f

or s ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e . L i v . A s h c r o ft , 378 F . 3d 959, 962 ( 9th C i r . 2004) ( c i t i ng B a b a lla h v . A s h c r o

ft , 3 3 5 F .3 d9 8 1 , 9 8 7 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) ) . A c r e d ib ility de t e rm i na t i on “ m us tbe s upport e d byas pe c i f i c , c oge ntr e a s on, ” a nd i tw i l l be

“ up hel d so l on g as i dent i fi ed i ncon si st enci es go t o the heartof the as ylum cl ai m . ” Id . (i nt ernal qu ot at i on s om i tt ed). 1 H e r e , the B I A poi nt e d t o s ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e i n the r e c or d r e ga r di ng K um a r ’ s “ f

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a i l ur e t o pr ovi de r e a s onabl yve r i f i abl e a nd obt a i nabl e c orr obor a t i ng e v id e n c e .” A m o n g o th e re rr o r s a n do m is s io n s , th e I Jp o in te dto K u m a r ’s f a ilu r e to pres entan ori gi nal copy of hi s pas sportor bi rth cert i fi cat e, vari ou s m i st akes r e ga r di ng hi s f

a the r ’ s na m e i n the doc um e nt s he di d pr ovi de , i nc l udi ng hi s s c hool re cords, and d i sc re panci es i n K um ar ’ s t es t i m on y a s t o w hen h e a l l egedl y app l i ed for and re ce i ved h i s pas sporti n the fi rs ti nst ance . T hese i ncon si st enci es3

u n d o ub te d lyg o to th e h e a rt o f K u m a r ’s a s y lu m c la im , b e c au s e th e yc o n c e rn h is id e n tity . Se e Fa ra h v . A s h c r o ft , 34 8 F . 3d 11 53 , 11 56 (9th C i r. 20 03 ) ( ho l di ng that el i g i b i l i ty fo r asyl u m d ep en d s o n th e cred i b l e est ab l i sh m en to f “ k ey” el em en t s, i ncl ud i ng i dent i ty) . T hey a l so bearon K um ar ’ s e nrol l m enti n schoo l , w hi ch w as h is o n lya s s o c ia tio n w ith a n a lle g e dm ilitan t. I n c ir c u m s tan c e s s u c h a s th e s e , w h e r e a n “ap p lic a n t’s c r e d ib ilityis in q u e s tio n , a n dh e o rs h e f a ils to p r o du c e e v id e n c e th a t is n o n - dup lic a tiv e , m a te r ia l, and eas i l y avai l abl e[ , ] the IJor B IA m aym ake an adv er se cr edi bi l i ty f i nd i ng . ” G u o v . A s h c r o

ft , 3 6 1 F .3 d1 1 9 4 , 1 2 0 1 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) ( in te rn a l q u o ta tio n s o m itte d ) . K um a r ’ s f

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i nd i ng w as supp ort ed by subst ant i alevi dence. S ub st an t i al ev i d en ce al so sup p o rt s th e B IA ’ s d et erm i n at i o n th at , reg ard l ess of K um ar ’ s c re di bi l i ty, hi s a l l eged fear of f uture pers ec ut i on i n Ind i a w as succ es sf ul l y r ebutt ed by the go vernm ent . H er e, the agency c i t ed t o evi dence that r e lo c a tio n w ith in I n d iais as a f e a n dr e a s o n ab le a lte rn a tiv e to a s y lu m , see M a sh i ri v . A s h c r o ft , 383 F . 3d 1112, 1122 ( 9th C i r . 2004) ( c i t a t i ons om i tt e d) , i nc l udi ng the obs e rva t i on tha tK um a rha d vol unt a r i l yl i ve d i n D e l hi w i thoutdi f f i c ul t i e s f r om the p o lic e , a n din f

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a th e r , w h o w a s a rr e s te dw ith h im in 2 0 0 2 , h a s c o n tin u e dto liv e in H aryana w i tho uti nci dent . T hese fa ct ors a l on e c on st i tut e s ub st ant i alevi dence. P e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w D EN I ED .