Case Name: Foulera OUSMANE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-11-06
Citations: 590 F. App'x 34
Docket Number: No. 13-528
Parties: Foulera OUSMANE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: PRESENT: JOSÉ A. CABRANES, GERARD E. LYNCH and RAYMOND J. LOHIER, JR., Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 590
Pages: 34–35

Head Matter:
Foulera OUSMANE, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-528.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Nov. 6, 2014.
Foulera Ousmane, pro se, Bronx, NY, for Petitioner.
Stuart F. Delery, Acting Assistant Attorney General; John S. Hogan, Senior Litigation Counsel; Matthew Connelly, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington D.C., for Respondent.
PRESENT: JOSÉ A. CABRANES, GERARD E. LYNCH and RAYMOND J. LOHIER, JR., Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Foulera Ousmane, a native and citizen of Togo, seeks review of a January 15, 2013, decision of the BIA affirming the November 3, 2010, decision of an Immigration Judge ("IJ"), which denied her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief pursuant to the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). In re Foulera Ousmane, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Jan 15, 2013), aff'g No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (Immig. Ct. Hartford Nov. 3, 2010). We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history in this case.
Under the circumstances of this case, we have reviewed the IJ's decision as supplemented by the BIA. See Yan Chen v. Gonzales, 417 F.3d 268, 271 (2d Cir.2005). The applicable standards of review are well established. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); Yanqin Weng v. Holder, 562 F.3d 510, 513 (2d Cir.2009).
We conclude that the inconsistencies cited by the agency provide substantial evidence to support the adverse credibility determination. For asylum applications like Ousmane's, governed by the REAL ID Act of 2005, the agency may, "[considering the totality of the circumstances," base a credibility finding on inconsistencies in an asylum applicant's statements without regard to whether they go "to the heart of the applicant's claim." 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(l)(B)(iii). We "defer therefore to [the agency's] credibility determination unless, from the totality of the circumstances, it is plain that no reasonable fact-finder could make such an adverse credibility ruling." Xiu Xia Lin v. Mukasey, 534 F.3d 162, 167 (2d Cir.2008) (per curiam).
The agency reasonably based its adverse credibility determination on the inconsistencies between Ousmane's testimony and asylum application. A comparison shows discrepancies regarding the circumstances surrounding her and her husband's arrest in Togo, the year of that arrest, and the birth dates of her daughters, all of which call into question her sole allegation of past harm-the arrest and detention of herself and her husband.
Accordingly, the inconsistencies provide substantial evidence for the adverse credibility determination. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(l)(B)(iii); Xiu Xia Lin, 534 F.3d at 167. Moreover, the agency was not required to credit her explanation that she was nervous, as she was asked to explain her inconsistencies and her answers were themselves inconsistent. See Majidi v. Gonzales, 430 F.3d 77, 80 (2d Cir.2005). She did not subsequently clarify her testimony. Because her claims for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT relief rely on the same factual predicate, the adverse credibility determination is dispos-itive. See Paul v. Gonzales, 444 F.3d 148, 156 (2d Cir.2006); Xue Hong Yang v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 426 F.3d 520, 523 (2d Cir.2005).
For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DENIED.