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firm s th e I J’s d ec isio n w ith o u t i ss u in g an o p in io n , w e r ev iew th e I J’s d e c is io n . L a n z a v . A s h c r o ft , 389 F . 3d 917, 924 ( 9th C i r . 2004) . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on unde r8 U . S . C . § 1252. W e r e vi e w the I J ’ s a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyf i ndi ngs for s ub st ant i al evi dence and m ayre vers e onl y i f the evi dence com pel s acontrary c o n c lu s io n . I

. N . S. v . E l i as - Zac ar i as , 5 0 2 U . S. 4 7 8 , 4 8 1 n . 1 ( 1 9 9 2 ) . W e a f f i rm. T h e I Jd e n ie dS u o n g ’s ap p lic a tio n s f o ra s y lu m a n dw ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l, fi nd i ng thatshe f

ai l ed t o t es t i fycr edi bl y i n sup po rtof her c l ai m s. S ub st ant i al evi dence s up po rt s the IJ ’ s a dv er se cr edi bi l i ty det erm i nat i on . T he IJfoun d that pet i t i on erst at ed i n h erdecl ar at i on thatthe C am bo di an P eopl e’ s P arty ( “ C P P ”) threa t ened t o k i l l her a ther w orkp l ac e, bu tshe di d n otm ent i on thi s dea th threa t du ri ng her t es t i m on y bef ore the IJ . T he IJal so foun d thatpet i t i on ert es t i fi ed that s he br oughtl e tt e r s s how i ng he rS a m R a i ns yP a rty( “ S R P ” ) m e m be r s hi p w he n s he f ir s t e n te r e dth e U n ite dS ta te s , b u t th e le tte r s a r e d a te da f te rh e ra rr iv a l d a te . F i na l l y , the I Jf

ound tha tpe t i t i one rpr ovi de d i nc ons i s t e ntt e s t i m onyr e ga r di ng the nu m ber of t i m es thatshe w as al l egedl y f ol l ow ed by the C P P . B ec ause the re cord s u p p o rts th e I J ’s f

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te s tim o n y , d e c la r a tio n a n dle tte ro f m e m b e r s h ip s u p p o rte da n a d v e r s e c r e d ib ility f in d in g ) . B e c aus e pe t i t i one r ’ s C A T c l a i m w a s ba s e d on the t e s t i m onytha tthe I Jf ound notc r e di bl e , a nd s he poi nt s t o no othe re vi de nc e t o s how i ti s m or e l i ke l ytha n not tha ts he w oul d be t ortur e d i f s he r e turne d t o C a m bodi a , he rC A T c l a i m , w hi c h the IJ sep arat el y co n si d ered , al so fai l s. Se e Fa r a h v . A s h c r o ft , 348 F . 3d 1153, 1157 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) . F in a lly , p e titio n e rf

a ile dto s h o w th a t th e B I A e rr e dw h e n it s u m m a r ily a f f irm e dth e I J ’s d e c is io n w ith o u t a n o p in io n . See 8 C .F .R . § 1 0 0 3 .1 ( e ) ( 4 ) ( i) . A FFI R M ED .