Case Name: Ivan VALENZUELA-MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-09-21
Citations: 669 F. App'x 368
Docket Number: No. 14-71865
Parties: Ivan VALENZUELA-MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: HAWKINS, N.R. SMITH, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 669
Pages: 368–369

Head Matter:
Ivan VALENZUELA-MARTINEZ, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 14-71865
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted September 13, 2016
FILED September 21, 2016
Bret Engstrom, McLean Law Firm PLC, Phoenix, AZ, for Petitioner.
Paul Fiorino, Senior Litigation Counsel, OIL, 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: HAWKINS, N.R. SMITH, and HURWITZ, 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
Ivan Valenzuela-Martinez, a native and citizen of Nicaragua, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. 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.
Valenzuela-Martinez's contention that the IJ erred by not providing him an opportunity to explain false statements made to immigration authorities is unex-hausted. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir. 2004) (court lacks jurisdiction to review claims not presented to the agency).
Substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility determination based on Valenzuela-Martinez's admissions regarding the false statements and fraudulent tax information he presented to immigration authorities in connection with his pursuit of Temporary Protected Status. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility finding reasonable under the totality of the circumstances); see Singh v. Holder, 643 F.3d 1178, 1181 (9th Cir. 2011) ("An asylum applicant who lies to immigration authorities casts doubt on his credibility and the rest of his story."). Thus, in the absence of credible testimony, in this ease, Valenzuela-Martinez's asylum claim, even if timely, and his withholding of removal claim fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
Finally, Valenzuela-Martinez's CAT claim fails because it is based on the same testimony the agency found not credible, and Valenzuela-Martinez does not point to any other evidence in the record that compels the conclusion that it is more likely than not he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official in Nicaragua. See id. at 1156-57. In light of our conclusions, we need not reach Valenzuela-Martinez's remaining contentions.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provid ed by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.