UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C U IT
JAM AAL HUSEEN ALIYYI,

Pe t i tione r,
v. JEFFR EY A. R OSEN, Ac ting Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R e sponde nt. No. 19-71826 Age n c y No. A215-815-491
ORDER

B e fore : HAW KINS, N.R . SM ITH, a nd R . NELSON, C irc uit Judge s. The prior m e m orandum

disposition file d on Oc t obe r 29, 2020, is here by
am e nde d c o nc urre nt with the filing of theam e nde d disposition toda y . W ith the se am e ndm e nts, the pa ne l ha s vote d to de ny

the pe tition for pa

ne l
re he aring. JudgeNe lson ha s vote d to de ny the pe tition for re h e aring e n ba nc , a nd Judge Hawkins a

nd Judge N.R . Sm ith ha

ve so re c om

m e nde d. The full c ourt wa s a dvise d of the pe tition for re he aring e n ba nc an d no judge ha s re q

ue ste d a vote on whe the r to re he ar the m a tte r e n ba nc . Fe d. R . App. P. 35. 

# FIL ED JAN 12 2021 M OLLY C. DW Y E R, CLERK U. S. CO URT O F APPEALSThe pe tition for re he aring e n ba nc is DENIED. No further pe titions for
re he aring or re he aring e n ba nc m ay be file d in re sponse to the am e n de d disposition.

2N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT
JAM AAL HUSEEN ALIYYI,

Pe t i tione r,
v. JEFFR EY A. R OSEN, Ac ting Attorne y Ge ne ra l, R e sponde nt. No. 19-71826 Age n c y No. A215-815-491
AM ENDED M EM OR

ANDUM *

On Pe tition for Re vie w of a n Orde r of the B oa rd of Im m igration Appe a ls Argue d a n d Subm itte d Oc tobe r 21, 2020 San Fran c isc o , C a lifornia B e fore : HAW KINS, N.R . SM ITH, a nd R . NELSON, C irc uit Judge s. Jam a a l Aliy

y i, a nat ive and c itiz e n of Ethiopia , pe titions for re vie w of the d e nia l of his a

pplic ation for a sy lum , withholding of re m ova l, a nd prote c tion unde r the C onve n tion Aga inst Torture(“ C AT” ) by the B oa rd of Im m igration 

# FIL ED

JAN 12 2021 M OLLY C. DW Y E R, CLERK U. S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public a t ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by Ninth C irc uit R

ule 36-3.Appe a ls (“ B IA” ). W e have jurisdic tion unde r 8 U.S.C . § 1252 a nd de ny the pe tition for re vie w. The im m igration judge (“ IJ” ) found Aliy y i not c re d ible , a

nd the B IA
c onc lude d tha

t the IJ’ s finding wa s not c le a rly e rrone ous. Substa

ntia l e v ide nc e supports the

a dve rse c re dibility

de te rm inat ion ba s e d on (1) inc onsiste nc ie s in Aliy y i’ s te stim ony

an d the e va sive ne ss of his re sponse s with re ga rd to his birth
c e rtific a te , nationa l ide ntity c ard, a nd pa s sport a

nd (2) om issions a

bout the ha

rm suffe re d by

his brothe rs a

n d fa the r. S

e e Lizhi Qiu v . Barr , 944 F.3d 837, 842 (9th C ir. 2019). The re c ord supports the c ite d inc onsiste n c i e s, e va sive ne s s, a nd
om i ssions. Se e Shre

stha v . Holde r , 590 F.3d 1034, 1048 (9th C ir. 2010) (“ In the tota lity of c irc um sta

nc e s it wa s a

re a sona ble a dve rse c re dibility

de te rm inat ion, grounde d in the re c ord a

nd ba se d on re a l proble m s with [pe titione r’ s] te stim ony , not m e re trivia litie s.” ). Aliy y i fa ile d to a de quate ly

e xpla in the inc onsiste nc ie s a nd
om i ssions, a

n d the e vide nc e Aliy

y i re lie s upon to support his c la im doe s not
c om pe l us to a

c ontra ry c onc lusion. Se e Lata v . IN S , 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th C ir. 2000). Thus, a bse nt c re dible t e stim ony , the B IA prope rly de nie d Aliy

y i’ s c la im s for a s y lum

an d withholding of re

m ova l. Se e Farah v . Ashc roft , 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th C ir. 2003). The B IA a lso prope rly de nie d Aliy

y i’ s c la i m for C AT re lie f,
2be c a

use it wa s ba se d on the sa m e te stim ony

found not c re dible , a

nd he doe s not point to a ny othe r e vide nc e in the re c ord whic h would c om p e l a c onc lusion tha

t he would be torture d by

or with thec onse nt or a c quie sc e nc e of the Ethiopia n gove rnm e nt. Se e id. at

1156-57. PE T IT IO N FO R RE V IE W DE NIE D.

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