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Case: 21-60939        Document: 00516653246             Page: 1      Date Filed: 02/23/2023

             United States Court of Appeals
                  for the Fifth Circuit
                                                                              United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                       Fifth Circuit
                                      No. 21-60939
                                    Summary Calendar                                 FILED
                                                                              February 23, 2023
                                                                                Lyle W. Cayce
   Sudhir Oli,                                                                       Clerk

                                                                                Petitioner,

                                            versus

   Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General,

                                                                              Respondent.

                         Petition for Review of an Order of the
                             Board of Immigration Appeals
                               Agency No. A216 264 704

   Before Smith, Dennis, and Southwick, Circuit Judges.
   Per Curiam:*
         Sudhir Oli, a native and citizen of Nepal, petitions this court for
   review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his
   appeal from an order of the Immigration Judge (IJ) finding him not credible
   and denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief
   under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We review for substantial

         *
             This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                       No. 21-60939

   evidence and will not disturb the BIA’s conclusions unless the evidence
   compels a contrary conclusion. Singh v. Sessions, 880 F.3d 220, 224-25 (5th
   Cir. 2018).
          As the BIA explained, there were inconsistencies between Oli’s
   statement to the asylum officer during his credible fear interview (CFI) and
   his hearing testimony. The inconsistencies were a sufficient basis for the
   contested credibility determination. See Arulnanthy v. Garland, 17 F.4th 586,
   593 (5th Cir. 2021); Avelar-Oliva v. Barr, 954 F.3d 757, 767 (5th Cir. 2020);
   8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B)(ii). Insofar as Oli insists that the IJ’s rejection of
   his   CAT     claim   necessarily     incorporated     the   adverse   credibility
   determination, the record shows that he is wrong. See Arulnanthy, 17 F.4th
   at 597-98. The petition for review is DENIED.

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