Case: 22-60310 Document: 00516711136 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/13/2023 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 22-60310 FILED Summary Calendar April 13, 2023 ____________ Lyle W. Cayce Clerk Imanzi Jean Paul Kamanzi, Petitioner, versus Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General, Respondent. ______________________________ Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Agency No. A200 162 598 ______________________________ Before Higginbotham, Graves, and Ho, Circuit Judges. Per Curiam: * Imanzi Jean Paul Kamanzi, a native of Congo and a citizen of Rwanda, petitions for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) dismissing his appeal and affirming the immigration judge’s (IJ’s) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5. Case: 22-60310 Document: 00516711136 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/13/2023 No. 22-60310 Kamanzi argues that the BIA erred in upholding the IJ’s adverse credibility finding because it was not based on the “totality of the circumstances” and is not supported by the record. He further argues that the BIA erred in affirming the IJ’s finding that he failed to submit reasonably available corroborating evidence. Finally, Kamanzi argues that the BIA erred in upholding the IJ’s finding that he was not eligible for asylum relief because he had failed to prove that he was not a citizen of Congo. This court reviews the BIA’s decision and considers the IJ’s decision only to the extent it influenced the BIA. Orellana-Monson v. Holder, 685 F.3d 511, 517 (5th Cir. 2012). The BIA’s factual findings are reviewed for substantial evidence, and its legal conclusions are reviewed de novo. Id. The substantial evidence test “requires only that the BIA’s decision be supported by record evidence and be substantially reasonable.” Omagah v. Ashcroft, 288 F.3d 254, 258 (5th Cir. 2002). This court will not reverse the BIA’s factual findings unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Orellana- Monson, 685 F.3d at 518. Credibility Determination The IJ determined that Kamanzi was not a credible witness based on several findings, which Kamanzi challenges on appeal. “Credibility determinations are factual findings that are reviewed for substantial evidence.” Avelar-Oliva v. Barr, 954 F.3d 757, 763 (5th Cir. 2020). First, the IJ found that Kamanzi gave conflicting testimony about why he had not tried to contact his family. Because the IJ reasonably found that Kamanzi’s testimony that he had not tried to contact his family in several years because he was scared was inconsistent with his later testimony that he had tried to search for his mother on the internet, we uphold the IJ’s finding. See Omagah, 288 F.3d at 258. 2 Case: 22-60310 Document: 00516711136 Page: 3 Date Filed: 04/13/2023 No. 22-60310 The IJ also found that it was implausible that Kamanzi’s mother would not have tried to contact him once she had safely relocated to the refugee camp in Uganda. Kamanzi contends that the …
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