context: Kedei filled out his asylum application himself, he checked that he is fluent in English and later testified in English, and the differences between his application and oral testimony go to the heart of his claim. Accordingly, we hold that the IJ's adverse credibility finding is supported by substantial evidence.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 904 F.2d 519, 520
citation_a.parenthetical: holding that substantial evidence supported an adverse credibility finding where, inter alia, the petitioners claimed guerrilla persecution on their asylum applications but later claimed government persecution
citation_a.sentence: See Valderrama v. INS, 260 F.3d 1083, 1085 (9th Cir.2001) (per curiam) (holding that substantial evidence supported an adverse credibility finding where the petitioner’s two asylum applications differed significantly regarding past persecution); see also Ceballos-Castillo v. INS, 904 F.2d 519, 520 (9th Cir.1990) (holding that substantial evidence supported an adverse credibility finding where, inter alia, the petitioners claimed guerrilla persecution on their asylum applications but later claimed government persecution).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 260 F.3d 1083, 1085
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that substantial evidence supported an adverse credibility finding where the petitioner's two asylum applications differed significantly regarding past persecution
citation_b.sentence: See Valderrama v. INS, 260 F.3d 1083, 1085 (9th Cir.2001) (per curiam) (holding that substantial evidence supported an adverse credibility finding where the petitioner’s two asylum applications differed significantly regarding past persecution); see also Ceballos-Castillo v. INS, 904 F.2d 519, 520 (9th Cir.1990) (holding that substantial evidence supported an adverse credibility finding where, inter alia, the petitioners claimed guerrilla persecution on their asylum applications but later claimed government persecution).