Said Shishehbor v. Immigration and Naturalization Service

SAID SHISHEHBOR, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION
AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent.
No. 91-70436 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
February 2, 1993, Submitted, Pasadena, California
February 11, 1993, Filed

Subsequent History: Reported as Table Case at 988 F.2d 121.

Prior History:

Petition for Review of a Decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. A28-763-226

Disposition:

AFFIRMED.

Judges:

Before: PREGERSON, LEAVY, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:

MEMORANDUM An immigration judge denied Said Shishehbor's applications for asylum and withholding of deportation. Shishehbor failed to provide credible evidence to establish his eligibility for relief. Shishehbor appealed this decision to the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA"). The BIA adopted the immigration judge's adverse credibility finding and dismissed Shishehbor's appeal. Shishehbor petitions this court for review of the BIA's dismissal. We review the adverse credibility findings of the BIA and the immigration judge for substantial evidence. Berroteran-Melendez v. I.N.S., 955 F.2d 1251, 1256 (9th Cir. 1992). Substantial evidence is such evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion. Id. The immigration judge stated specific and cogent reasons for finding that Shishehbor lacked credibility. Berroteran-Melendez, 955 F.2d at 1256 (9th Cir. 1992). Shishehbor's testimony regarding his well-founded fear of persecution was inconsistent. Moreover, his corroborating documentation appeared to be fabricated. The BIA appropriately deferred to the immigration judge's adverse credibility finding and provided substantial evidence for its dismissal. Therefore, we affirm the BIA's denial of Shishehbor's applications for asylum and withholding of deportation. AFFIRMED.