Cristian Serban v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Ninth Circuit

Cristian Serban v. Eric Holder, Jr.

548 F. App'x 425

CourtCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

DecidedDecember 6, 2013

Docket11-72800

StatusUnpublished

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MEMORANDUM **

Cristian Serban, a native and citizen of Romania, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). We review de novo claims of due process violations. Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677 (9th Cir.2004). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies between Serban’s credible fear interview, his asylum application statement, and his testimony regarding the 1996 incident in which Serban was accused of hitting a man with a car. See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048 (adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the REAL ID Act’s “totality of the circumstances” standard). In the absence of credible testimony, Serban’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).

We reject Serban’s contention that the IJ violated his due process rights by cross-examining him. See Antonio-Cruz v. INS, 147 F.3d 1129, 1131 (9th Cir.1998). We lack jurisdiction to consider Serban’s contention that the IJ violated his due process rights by failing to provide notice and an opportunity to obtain corroborating evidence, because he failed to exhaust this contention before the BIA. See Barron, 358 F.3d at 678.

Finally, we do not reach the question of whether the IJ erred in determining that Serban had been convicted of a particularly serious crime. See Navas v. INS, 217 F.3d 646, 658 n. 16 (9th Cir.2000) (“[Tjhis court cannot affirm the BIA on a ground upon which it did not rely.”).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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MEMORANDUM **

Cristian Serban, a native and citizen of Romania, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). We review de novo claims of due process violations. Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677 (9th Cir.2004). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies between Serban’s credible fear interview, his asylum application statement, and his testimony regarding the 1996 incident in which Serban was accused of hitting a man with a car. See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048 (adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the REAL ID Act’s “totality of the circumstances” standard). In the absence of credible testimony, Serban’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).

We reject Serban’s contention that the IJ violated his due process rights by cross-examining him. See Antonio-Cruz v. INS, 147 F.3d 1129, 1131 (9th Cir.1998). We lack jurisdiction to consider Serban’s contention that the IJ violated his due process rights by failing to provide notice and an opportunity to obtain corroborating evidence, because he failed to exhaust this contention before the BIA. See Barron, 358 F.3d at 678.

Finally, we do not reach the question of whether the IJ erred in determining that Serban had been convicted of a particularly serious crime. See Navas v. INS, 217 F.3d 646, 658 n. 16 (9th Cir.2000) (“[Tjhis court cannot affirm the BIA on a ground upon which it did not rely.”).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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