Case Name: Gyulizar MATEVOSYAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-07-30
Citations: 390 F. App'x 670
Docket Number: No. 07-74401
Parties: Gyulizar MATEVOSYAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: B. FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 390
Pages: 670–671

Head Matter:
Gyulizar MATEVOSYAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-74401.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 19, 2010.
Filed July 30, 2010.
Alex Gortinsky, Esquire, Law Offices of Alex Gortinsky, Fair Oaks, CA, for Petitioner.
Remi Adalemo, Trial, Oil, Blair O’Con-nor, Assistant Director, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: B. FLETCHER, REINHARDT, and WARDLAW, 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
Gyulizar Matevosyan, a native of the former Soviet Union and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge's ("IJ") decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Mendoza Manimbao v. Ashcroft, 829 F.3d 655, 658 (9th Cir.2003), and we grant the petition for review and remand.
The Id's adverse credibility determination, based on the discrepancies between Matevosyan's declaration and her testimony regarding when she sought help from a human rights committee and the soldiers' mothers union, is not supported by substantial evidence. See id. at 660 ("Minor inconsistencies in the record , that do not . reveal anything about an asylum applicant's fear for his safety are insufficient to support an adverse credibility finding.").
The IJ alternately found that, even if credible, Matevosyan did not demonstrate eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. However, it is unclear whether the BIA adopted this alternate finding. In addition, it is unclear what the BIA's reason is, if any, for denying Matevosyan's CAT claim. Accordingly, we remand for clarification. See Recinos De Leon v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 1185, 1194 (9th Cir.2005) (remanding because "[w]e will not guess at the theory underlying . the BIA's opinion") (internal quotations omitted).
In light of our disposition, we decline to address Matevosyan's due process contentions.
PETITION FOR REVIEW GRANTED; REMANDED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.