Derong Chen v. Eric H. Holder Jr.

MEMORANDUM

De Rong Chen petitions for review of the decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the immigration judge’s denial of asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Because we conclude that substantial evidence supports the BIA’s decision, we deny the petition for review.

The facts of this case are known to the parties. We do not repeat them.

We review the BIA’s factual findings, including adverse credibility findings, for substantial evidence. Guo v. Ashcroft, 361 F.3d 1194, 1199 (9th Cir.2004). The BIA’s “credibility findings are upheld unless the evidence compels a contrary result.” Joseph v. Holder, 600 F.3d 1235, 1240 (9th Cir.2010).

When reviewing an adverse credibility finding, we evaluate each ground cited by the BIA in support of its finding. Wang v. Ashcroft, 341 F.3d 1015, 1021 (9th Cir.2003). The BIA must provide “specific and cogent reasons to support an adverse credibility finding, and those reasons must be substantial and bear a legitimate nexus to the finding.” Marcos v. Gonzales, 410 F.3d 1112, 1117 (9th Cir.2005) (internal quotation marks…