Jinhu Zhao v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Jinhu Zhao petitions this court to review the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We deny the petition in part and dismiss the petition in part.

Because the IJ’s adverse credibility determination, which the BIA adopted, is supported by substantial evidence, we reject Zhao’s challenge to the adverse credibility finding. See Jie Cui v. Holder, 712 F.3d 1332, 1386 (9th Cir.2013). Under the REAL ID Act, credibility determinations must be made “[considering the totality of the circumstances,” and may be based on “all relevant factors.” 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(l)(B)(iii). Substantial evidence supports one or more of the following material inconsistencies on which the IJ based her adverse credibility finding: (i) inconsistencies in the facts of Zhao’s conversion to Christianity, (ii) inconsistencies in the details of the harm Zhao allegedly received while in detention, (iii) inconsistencies in Zhao’s statements regarding his livelihood in China, and (iv) inconsistencies regarding Zhao’s religious…