Case Name: Anton Svilenov EMILOV, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-02-23
Citations: 89 F. App'x 69
Docket Number: No. 02-71460; Agency No. A76-358-076
Parties: Anton Svilenov EMILOV, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before FERNANDEZ, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 89
Pages: 69–70

Head Matter:
Anton Svilenov EMILOV, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 02-71460.
Agency No. [ AXX-XXX-XXX ].
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 17, 2004.
Decided Feb. 23, 2004.
Anton Svilenov Emilov, pro se, National City, CA, for Petitioner.
District Director, Office of the District Counsel, San Diego, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel, San Francisco, CA, Michael T. Dougherty, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before FERNANDEZ, W. FLETCHER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Anton Svilenov Emilov, a native and citizen of Bulgaria, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order summarily affirming the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal, and the IJ's finding that Emilov filed a frivolous asylum application. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility determination. See Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ's adverse credibility finding because it was based on inconsistencies between Emilov's testimony and asylum applications that went to the heart of his claim, and the IJ offered specific, cogent reasons for disbelieving Emilov. See id. at 1043. Accordingly, Emilov failed to establish eligibility for asylum. As such, he necessarily failed to satisfy the more stringent standard for withholding of removal. See Singh v. INS, 134 F.3d 962, 971 (9th Cir.1998).
Substantial evidence also supports the IJ's finding that Emilov filed a frivolous asylum application containing deliberate fabrications because it irreconcilably conflicted with a previously submitted asylum application and he could not explain the discrepancies. Cf. Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1157-58 (9th Cir.2003) (citing 8 U.S.C. § 1158(d)(6) and 8 C.F.R. § 208.20).
Finally, Emilov's contention that the BIA's streamlining procedure violates his due process is foreclosed by Falcon Carriche v. Ashcroft, 350 F.3d 845, 848-49 (9th Cir.2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.