Chunshan Zhao v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Huiqing Zuo, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application 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 factual findings, applying the standards govern ing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir. 2010). We review de novo due process challenges to immigration decisions. Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 677 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility determination based on Zuo’s omission from his application and declaration that family planning officials imprisoned him for approximately one month, and inconsistencies in Zuo’s testimony regarding where he was when his wife was forced to have an IUD. See Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir.2011) (omitted incidents of arrest and mistreatment supported adverse credibility finding);…