Opinion
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)
On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals. Agency No. A75-708-739.
James L. Rosenberg, Esq., Law Offices of James L. Rosenberg, Los Angeles, CA, for Petitioner.
Regional Counsel, Immigration & Naturalization Service, Laguna Niguel, CA, Los Angeles District Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Los Angeles, CA, Ronald E. LeFevre, Chief Legal Officer, Office of the District Counsel, San Francisco, CA, Joan E. Smiley, Esq., Richard M. Evans, Esq., DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: WALLACE, RYMER, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.
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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.
We deny Sirvard Tovmasyan's petition for appellate review of her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the United Nations Convention Against Torture. On October, 5, 2001, an immigration judge denied Tovmasyan relief from deportation, finding that her testimony was "fabricate[d]" and "inconsisten[t]" with her own documentary evidence. The Board of Immigration Appeals reviewed the record and affirmed that decision on June 28, 2002.
The immigration judge provided specific and cogent explanations for her findings, which are supported by substantial evidence. A reasonable fact finder would not be compelled to reach contrary conclusions. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992); Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151 (9th Cir.1999). Given this highly deferential standard of review, Tovmasyan's petition must be denied. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 (9th Cir.2000); Marcu v. INS, 147 F.3d 1078, 1080 (9th Cir.1998).
PETITION DENIED.