Jihua Yang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Jihua Yang, 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”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 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, 1039-40 (9th Cir.2010). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

The agency found Yang failed to meet his burden of proof for asylum and withholding of removal because he was not credible and he failed to corroborate his claims. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the inconsistency in the record regarding whether Yang had knowledge of the circumstances of his fellow church members after his release from detention, and Yang’s omission from his declaration that police continued to look for him after he departed China. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility…