Deshan Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Deshan Zhang, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal from the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s adverse credibility finding and other factual findings underlying the determination that an applicant is ineligible for asylum, withholding of removal, and CAT protection. Kin v. Holder, 595 F.3d 1050, 1054 (9th Cir.2010); Zhou v. Gonzales, 437 F.3d 860, 864 (9th Cir.2006). For due process claims, we review questions of law de novo and factual findings for substantial evidence. Santiago-Rodriguez v. Holder, 657 F.3d 820, 829 (9th Cir.2011). We deny the petition for review.

The agency’s adverse credibility decision was reasonable and supported by substantial evidence given the totality of the circumstances, including the implausibility of some of Zhang’s statements, non-trivial inconsistencies within Zhang’s testimony and between his testimony and his written statement, and Zhang’s…