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je c t o f th is ap p e a l) b u t d e n ie dw ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l to E th io p ia . W e r e f e rin th is d is p o s itio n s o le lyto th e la tte rc la im f o rr e lie f . 2 as yl um , w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al , and rel i ef un der the C on vent i on A gai nstT orture 1 (C A T ). T he part i es agre e thatthe l aw go verni ng cr edi bi l i ty det erm i nat i on s i s that w h i c h w a s ap p l i c ab l e p r i o rt o th e REA L I D A c t . Pu b . L. N o . 1 0 9 - 1 3 , d i v . B, § 101( h) ( 2) , 119 S t a t . 231, 305 ( 2005) . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on ove rH a i l e ’ s pe t i t i on a s to th e w ith h o ld in g o f r e m o v a l a n dC A T c la im s p u r s u a n t to I N A § 2 4 2 ( a ) ( 1 ) , 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 5 2 ( a ) ( 1 ) . W e g r a n t th e p e titio n a s to th o s e c la im s , d e e m H a ile c r e d ib le w i th r e s pe c tt o the m , a nd r e m a nd f orf urthe rpr oc e e di ngs . W e di s m i s s the pe t i t i on a s t o H a i l e ’ s a s y l um c l a i m , a l though w e ur ge the B I A t o r e c ons i de ri t s de ni a l of asyl u m i n l i g h to f th e b asi s fo r o u r h o l d i n g as t o H ai l e’ s o th er cl ai m s. A s t o H a i l e ’ s w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l a nd C A T c l a i m s , w e hol d tha tthe ad v erse cred i b i l i ty fi n d i n g m ad e b y th e B IA an dth e Im m i g rat i o n Ju d g e (IJ) ( w hos e opi ni on w a s i nc orpor a t e d bythe B I A i nt o i t s de c i s i on) i s uns upport e d by s ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e a nd tha tthe e vi de nc e i n the r e c or d c om pe l s the c onc l us i on tha tH a i l e t e s t i f

i e d c r e di bl y . A l l butone of the gr ounds r e l i e d upon bythe B I A a nd the IJre l at e t o H ai l e’ s arr i val atN ew ark A i rportand sub se qu enttravel s i n N ew Jersey an d C al i fo rn i a, an d m an y are am o n g th e m o sttri v i al o f i n co n si st en ci es ( e . g. , w hether or notthe i nd i vi du al w ho as si st ed H ai l e w i th h eras yl um appl i ca t i on w asN or w as H ai l e gi ven the op po rtun i ty t o exp l ai n any of the al l eged 2 i nc ons i s t e nc i e s r a i s e d bythe I J( m uc h l e s s thos e r a i s e d i n the f i r s ti ns t a nc e bythe B I A in its d e c is io n ) , a s o u rc ir c u it r e q u ir e s . Se e Ca m p o s - Sa n c h ezv . I

NS , 164 F . 3d 44 8, 45 0 (9th C i r. 19 99 ) ( du e proces s r equi re s thata non -c i t i ze n b e gi ven a chance t o e xpl a i n a nya l l e ge d i nc ons i s t e nc i e s a nd tha tthe B I A gi ve r e a s one d c ons i de r a t i on to th e n o n - c itiz e n ’s r e s p o n s e ) . 3 t a l ki ng on hi s c e l l phone w he n the yf i r s tm e t ) . T he s e a l l e ge d i nc ons i s t e nc i e s ha ve no be a r i ng a ta l l on the pe r s e c ut i on tha tH a i l e s uf f e r e d a nd a r e the r e f

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a n a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityf in d in g . See Mendo za M an i m ba o v. A s h c r o ft , 32 9 F . 3d 65 5, 66 0 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). F urther, m any of the al l eged i n co n si st en ci es ( e . g. , tha tH a i l e , a s a n i ndi vi dua l w i th l i m i t e d E ngl i s h, c oul d not ha ve l i ve d w i th hom e l e s s i ndi vi dua l s ) a r e ba s e d noton e vi de nc e , butr a the ron the I J ’s o w n s p e c u la tio n a n d c o n je c tu r e . Se e Sh a h v . I

NS , 2 2 0 F .3 d1 0 6 2 , 1 0 7 1 ( 9 th C i r. 2 0 0 0 ) (sp ecu l at i o n an d co n j ectu re m ay n o tfo rm th e b asi s o f an ad v erse cr edi bi l i ty det erm i nat i on ). 2 T h e o n lya lle g e d in c o n s is te n c yth a t p e rta in s to th e p e r s e c u tio n H a ile s u f f e r e d w a s th a t r e g a r d in g h e rr e c o lle c tio n o f e v e n ts th a t o c c u rr e din E th io p ia w he n s he w a s tw o orthr e e y e a r s ol d. W e hol d tha tthe I J ’ s c onc l us i on r e ga r di ng h e rte s tim o n yin th is r e s p e c t is u n s u p p o rte db ys u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e . C o n tr a ryto the I J ’ s a s s e rt i on, H a i l e ne ve rc l a i m e d tha ts he di r e c t l yr e m e m be r e d a nyof the e v e n ts th a t o c c u rr e d w h e n s h e w a s ay o u n g c h ild . I n d e e d , s h e v o lu n te e r e dq u ite4

e a r l yi n he rt e s t i m onyr e ga r di ng thos e e ve nt s ( a nd be f or e a nya l l e ge d pr om pt i ng) th at sh e w as re lati n g o cc u rr en ce s th at h ad b ee n d es cr ib ed to h erb y o th er s. H aile’s psyc ho l og i stt es t i fi ed thatshe had offer ed the sam e e xp l anat i on of ho w she knew of the e ve nt s dur i ng he rps y c hol ogi c a l i nt e rvi e w . F i ndi ng no pr ope rba s i s upon w hi c h t o s upporta n a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on, w e gr a ntthe pe t i t i on f or r e vi e w a s t o H a i l e ’ s w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l a nd C A T c l a i m s . W e r e m a nd f or f urthe rc ons i de r a t i on of

the s e c l a i m s w i th the i ns truc t i on tha tthe B I A a c c e pt H a ile ’s te s tim o n ya s c r e d ib le . Se e A r u la m p a la m v . A s h c r o

ft , 353 F . 3d 679, 689 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). A s to H a ile ’s a s y lu m c la im , th e B I A h e ldth a t s h e w a s s ta tu to r ilyin e lig ib le f ora s y l um be c aus e s he f a i l e d t o pr ove tha ts he ha d f i l e d he ra s y l um appl i c a t i on w ith in th e o n e - y e a rd e a d lin e . See I N A § 2 0 8 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( B ) , 8 U .S .C . § 1 1 5 8 ( a ) ( 2 ) ( B ) . W e l a c k j ur i s di c t i on t o r e vi e w the B I A ’ s f a c tua l de t e rm i na t i on tha ta n appl i c a nt ha s notm e tthe f

i l i ng de a dl i ne , I N A § 208( a ) ( 3) , 8 U . S . C . § 1158( a ) ( 3) , a l though we r e t a i n j u r i s d i c t i o n o v e rq u e s t i o n s o f l a w an dc o n s t i tu t i o n a l q u e s t i o n s , I NA § 2 42 (a )( 2)(D ), 8 U . S . C . § 1 25 2(a) (2)( D ). In her r epl y bri ef , H ai l e c on ce ded that w e la c kju r is d ic tio n o v e rh e rp e titio n f o rr e v ie w w ith r e s p e c t to h e ra s y lu m c la im . W e the r e f

or e do nota ddr e s s tha tc l a i m on the m e r i t s , a nd di s m i s s i tf orl a c k of j ur i s di c t i on.H a ile is a w a r d e d c o s ts o n ap p e a l. 3 5 W e not e , how e ve r , tha tthe de ni a l of H a i l e ’ s a s y l um c l a i m w a s ba s e d on the sam e a dv er se cr edi bi l i ty f i nd i ng thatw e hol d i n thi s di sposi t i on t o b e unsup po rt ed bys ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e . I n l i ghtof thi s hol di ng, w e s tr ongl yur ge the B I A , on r e m a n d , to r e c o n s id e rits h o ld in g w ith r e g a r dto th a t c la im a s w e ll. See Shi re v. A s h c r o ft , 38 8 F . 3d 12 88 , 12 99 n. 8 (9th C i r. 20 04 ). R EVER SED I N PA R T a nd R EM A N D ED ; D I SM I SSED I N PA R T. 3