Qianli Jin v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Qianli Jin, 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 the agency’s finding that Jin’s testimony was frequently unresponsive, his lack of candor regarding the church he was attending currently, and his failure to submit reliable evidence to corroborate his claim. See Huang v. Holder, 744 F.3d 1149, 1154-55 (9th Cir.2014); Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048 (adverse credibility determination was supported by the “totality of the circumstances”). In the absence of credible testimony, Jin’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156…