Case Name: Kiflay Tekleldet GEBRU, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-10-31
Citations: 700 F. App'x 706
Docket Number: No. 16-71242
Parties: Kiflay Tekleldet GEBRU, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: McKEOWN, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 700
Pages: 706–707

Head Matter:
Kiflay Tekleldet GEBRU, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 16-71242
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted October 23, 2017
Filed October 31, 2017
John L. Wheaton, John L. Wheaton, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner
Elizabeth Robyn Chapman, Trial Attorney, OIL, Julia Tyler, Esquire, DOJ—U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division/Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel ICE, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent
Before: McKEOWN, WATFORD, and FRIEDLAND, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Kiflay Tekleldet Gebru, a native of Ethiopia and citizen of Eritrea, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies between Gebru's testimony and declaration as to the length of his detention at the police station and details of his physical mistreatment during interrogation. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility determination reasonable under the "totality of circumstances"). Gebru's explanations do not compel a contrary result. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir. 2000). In the absence of credible testimony, in this case, Gebru's asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
Gebru's CAT claim also fails because it is based on the same statements the agency found not credible, and the record does not otherwise compel a finding that it is more likely than not he would be tortured if returned to Eritrea. See Almaghzar v. Gonzales, 457 F.3d 915, 922-23 (9th Cir. 2006).
Finally, we reject Gebru's contention that the agency failed to consider record evidence. See Larita-Martinez v. INS, 220 F.3d 1092, 1095-96 (9th Cir. 2000); Almaghzar v. Gonzales, 457 F.3d 915, 922 (9th Cir. 2006).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.