Case Name: Arnold ALFRED, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2014-01-03
Citations: 551 F. App'x 408
Docket Number: No. 11-73196
Parties: Arnold ALFRED, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 551
Pages: 408–409

Head Matter:
Arnold ALFRED, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 11-73196.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Dec. 17, 2013.
Filed Jan. 3, 2014.
Joshua E. Bardavid, Esquire, Law Office of Joshua Bardavid, New York, NY, for Petitioner.
Glen T. Jaeger, OIL, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of The Chief Counsel Depart ment of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and GRABER, 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
Arnold Alfred, a native and citizen of Indonesia, petitions 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 relief 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 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility determination based on the finding that Alfred attempted to bolster his claim with testimony regarding his alleged forced name change and the discrepancy in his testimony regarding the date of the church bombing. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances). In the absence of credible testimony, Alfred's asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
Substantial evidence supports the agency's denial of CAT relief because Alfred failed to establish it is more likely than not he will be tortured if returned to Indonesia. See Wakkary v. Holder, 558 F.3d 1049, 1067-68 (9th Cir.2009).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.