Legal Opinion
Minasian v. Holder
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 17, 2013No. 06-70091Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
Varoujan Minasian, a national and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of a final order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), adopting without opinion the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying Minasian’s application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1) and deny the petition for review.
Although not all of the IJ’s credibility findings are supportable, there is still substantial evidence to support the adverse credibility determination. Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jamal Ali Farah v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Jiamu Wang v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Gourgen Movsisian v. John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- Malkandi v. HolderCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
- Olakunle Oshodi v. Eric H. Holder Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012