Bin Zhu v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Bin Zhu, 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 Zhu’s admitted lies under oath about his sisters, internally inconsistent testimony regarding notarial documents he submitted, and inconsistencies between his testimony and documentary evidence regarding his fine. See id. at 1048 (agency’s adverse credibility finding reasonable under the totality of circumstances); Garcia v. Holder, 749 F.3d 785, 789 (9th Cir.2014) (lies to U.S. officials and judges are “generally sufficient to support an adverse credibility determination”). Zhu’s explanations did not…