Jianwei Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Jianwei Zhang, 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 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 governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the inconsistencies in the record regarding Zhang’s work and educational history, whose work unit Zhang and his wife visited to apply for a birth permit, and the inconsistency regarding when Zhang’s wife was dismissed from work. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the “totality of circumstances”). Zhang’s explanations do not compel the contrary result. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.2000). In light of this conclusion, we reject Zhang’s contention that his…