Le Lin v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Le Lin, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief 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 governing . adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Lin’s submission of a fraudulent national identification card, an inconsistency between his testimony and his father’s letter.regarding who had possession of the original card, and an inconsistency between Lin’s testimony and declaration regarding whether the police visited his home after his release from detention. See id. at 1048 (the adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances); Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir.2011) (explanation was plausible but did not…