Debing Ye v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Zhipeng Zheng, 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 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 BIA’s adverse credibility determination based on Zheng’s shifting téstimony regarding visas he held to other countries, his failure to corroborate his ongoing religious, practice in the United States, and based on the agency’s demeanor finding. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility determination reasonable under the totality of the circumstances); see also Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151 (9th Cir.1999) (giving special deference to findings based on demeanor). Zheng’s explanations regarding the visas and the availability of corroboration do…