Yonghui Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Yonghui Zhang, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition for review.

1. Zhang filed his asylum application after the effective date of the REAL ID Act. REAL ID Act, Pub.L. No. 109-13, § 101 (h) (2005). “Under the REAL ID Act, the IJ may base an adverse credibility determination on any relevant factor that, considered in light of the totality of the circumstances, can reasonably be said to have a ‘bearing on a petitioner’s veracity.’ ” Ren v. Holder, 648 F.3d 1079, 1084 (9th Cir.2011) (quoting Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1044 (9th Cir.2010)). Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s decision upholding the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1039 . Zhang omitted from his asylum application his demotion and pay reduction that he later claimed resulted from his wife’s forced abortion, even though he included other extensive details of his employment.…