Court Opinion

ID: 8444657
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-04 20:57:56.65714+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:48:53.187934
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MEMORANDUM**
Ariel Virgilio Arevalo, a native and citizen of Colombia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming without opinion an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252. Reviewing for substantial evidence, 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 determination, which was based on inconsistencies regarding issues that go the heart of Arevalo’s claim that guerillas attempted to recruit him, including the date on which guerillas confronted Arevalo’s family in 2000, whether Arevalo was present at the time, and what demands the guerillas made. See id. at 1043 (concluding that inconsistencies that “relate to the basis for [petitioner’s] alleged fear of persecution” went to the heart of the claim) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Furthermore, the IJ reasonably rejected Arevalo’s explanation given Arevalo’s numerous opportunities to correct any errors in his written statement. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004) (holding that where petitioner reviewed his prior applications with the aid of an interpreter and signed them under penalty of perjury, they were a reliable impeachment source). In the absence of credible testimony, Arevalo failed to establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153,1156 (9th Cir.2003).
We reject Arevalo’s contention that remand for clarification of the BIA’s decision is necessary. See Kasnecovic v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 812, 814-15 (9th Cir.2005).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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