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i nal deci si on i ss ued b y the B oard of Im m i grat i on A pp ea l s ( B IA ), af fi rm i ng an I m m i gr a t i on Judge ’ s ( I J ) de ni a l of a s y l um , w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l , a nd C o n v e n t i o n Ag a i n s tT o rtu r e ( C AT ) r e l i e f . We d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. 

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S hekh arcont ends she w as pers ec ut ed and t ortured i n Ind i a on accountof her i m pu t ed po l i t i ca l op i ni on . B oth the IJand B IA concl ud ed, ho w ever , thatS hekh ar w a s n o t c r e d ib le . S ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e s up p o rts th a t a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityf in d in g . See M art i nez v . H

older , 5 5 7 F .3 d1 0 5 9 , 1 0 6 0 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) , ce rt. deni ed , 1 3 0 S. C t . 18 83 (201 0) (c i t i ng st andard). T he i ncon si st enci es no t ed by the IJand the B IA ar e app ar enti n the re cord a n dg o to th e h e a rt o f

S h e k h a r ’s c la im s . See L iv. H older , 559 F . 3d 1096, 1102 (9th C i r. 20 09 ) ( no t i ng advers e c re di bi l i ty f i nd i ng m ustbe base d o n “ spec i fi c, c oge ntr e a s ons ” f

ound i n the r e c or d, a nd a tl e a s tone of the r e a s ons “ m us tgo t o the h ea rt o f th e a sy lu m claim ”) . In p ar ti cu lar, th e in co n sisten cies inS h ek h ar ’s te s tim o n ya n dh e rh u s b a n d ’s te s tim o n yr e g ar d in g th e c ir c u m s tan c e s o f th e ir r e s p e c tiv e a rr e s ts a n dd e te n tio n s c le ar lys up p o rt th e a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityf in d in g . See Ki n v. H

older , 5 9 5 F . 3 d1 0 5 0 , 1 0 5 7 -5 8 (9 th C i r. 2 0 1 0 ) (up h o l d i n g ad v erse c r e di bi l i tyf

i ndi ng ba s e d on i nc ons i s t e nc i e s i n w i tne s s e s ’ t e s t i m onyr e gar di ng the c ir c u m s tan c e s o f

th e ira rr e s ts ) . M o r e o v e r , S h e k h arw a s g iv e n th e o p p o rtu n ityto e x p la in th e in c o n s is te n c ie s , b u t f a ile dto p r o v id e p e r s u a s iv e e x p lan a tio n s . See So to-O larte v . H

older , 5 5 5 F . 3 d1 0 8 9 , 1 0 9 2 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ) (n o t i n g p et i t i o n er m u st b e g iv e n th e o p p o rtu n ityto e x p la in a n yp e r c e iv e din c o n s is te n c ie s ) .- 3-

B ec ause S hekh arfa i l ed t o est abl i sh her e l i gi bi l i ty f or as ylum , she a l so fa i l ed to m e e t th e h ig h e rb u r d e n r e q u ir e df o rw ith h o ld in g o f

r e m o v a l. See Kum ar v. G on zales , 4 3 9 F .3 d5 2 0 , 5 2 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 6 ) . M o r e o v e r , b e c au s e S h e k h ar ’s c la im of t orture i s bas ed on the sam e s t at em ent s and evi dence found no tt o b e c re di bl e, h e rC A T c la im w a s a ls o p r o p e r lyr e je c te d . Se e Fa ra h v . A s h c r o ft , 348 F . 3d 1153, 1 1 5 7 (9 th C i r. 2 0 0 3 ). F i n al l y, w e l ackj u ri sd i ct i o n t o co n si d er S h ek h ar’ s req u est f oragr a ntof

hum a ni t a r i a n a s y l um be c aus e s he di d notm a ke s uc h ar e que s ti n the a d m in is tr a tiv e p r o c e e d in g s . See B a rr o n v . A s h c r o ft , 3 5 8 F .3 d6 7 4 , 6 7 6 - 7 8 ( 9 th C i r. 20 04 ). PETI TI O N FO R R EVI EW D EN I ED .