Jinpo Lin v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Jinpo Lin, a native and citizen of China, petitions 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 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, 1039-40 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility determination based on an inconsistency between Lin’s testimony and his written statement regarding when he began attending a’house church, and based on an inconsistency between his testimony and his asylum application regarding his employment in China. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility finding reasonable under the totality of circumstances). Lin’s explanations do not compel a contrary result. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.2000). In the absence of credible testimony, Lin’s asylum and withholding of removal claims…