Yunfeng Zhou v. Eric Holder, Jr.
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Rupinder Singh, a native and citizen of India, 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 and withholding of removal. 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 Singh’s testimony, for the first time on redirect during a continued hearing, regarding an anonymous complaint he filed and the subsequent raid on his workplace. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility finding was reasonable under the totality of the circumstances); see also Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir.2000) (petitioner’s explanations did not compel a contrary conclusion). In the absence of credible testimony, Singh’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).