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of Im m i grat i on A pp ea l s’ (“ B IA ”) order di sm i ss i ng thei r app ea l fr om an i m m i gr a t i on j udge ’ s ( “ I J ” ) de ni a l of the i rappl i c a t i ons f

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unde rthe C onve nt i on A ga i ns tT ortur e ( “ C A T ” ) . 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 a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyf i ndi ngs f or s ub s tan tia l e v id e n c e . So to-O larte v . H older , 5 5 5 F .3 d1 0 8 9 , 1 0 9 1 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 9 ) . We d e n yth e p e t i t i o n f

o rr e v i e w. S ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s 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 b e c au s e th e d is c r e p a n c ie s r e g a r d in g A rm e n ’s h o s p ita liz a tio n g o to th e h e a rt o f h is c la im , s e e L i v . A s h c r o

ft , 37 8 F . 3d 95 9, 96 2, 96 4 (9th C i r. 20 04 ), and A rm en fa i l ed to p r o v id e as u f

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o rth e d is c r e p a n c ie s , se e de L eon-B arri os v. I NS , 1 1 6 F .3 d3 9 1 , 3 9 3 -9 4 (9 th C ir. 1 9 9 7 ). F u rth er , th e I J’s f in d in g th at A rm en ’s de m e a nori ndi c at e d he w a s nott e s t i f y i ng w i th c om pl e t e hone s tyi s s upport e d by spec i fi c and cogentno n-cr edi bl e a spec t s of hi s dem eano r and i s e nt i t l ed t o “ spec i al defe re nce. ” See A r u la m p a la m v . A s h c r o

ft , 35 3 F . 3d 67 9, 68 5-86 (9th C i r. 20 03 ); S i n gh -Ka u rv . I

NS , 18 3 F . 3d 11 47 , 11 51 (9th C i r. 19 99 ). I n the abs e nc e of

c r e di bl e t e s t i m ony , A rm e n f a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h e l i gi bi l i tyf or a s y lu m o rw ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l. Se e Fa ra h v . A s h c r o ft , 348 F . 3d 1153, 1156 (9th C i r. 20 03 ).3

B e c aus e A rm e n’ 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 onyf ound t o be not cr edi bl e, and A rm en do es no tpo i ntt o any other e vi dence thatshow s i ti s m ore l i k el y th an n o th e w o u l db e t o rtu redi f retu rn edt o A rm en i a, h i s C A T cl ai m fai l s. Se e i d. a t1156- 57. P E T I T I ON F OR RE V I E W DE NI E D.