Lichun Song v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Lichun Song, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s order of removal. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, and review de novo questions of law. Kulakchyan v. Holder, 730 F.3d 993, 995 (9th Cir.2013). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Song conceded that she knowingly filed a false claim for asylum, and substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Song received adequate notice of the consequences of filing a frivolous application and thus knowingly filed a frivolous application for asylum. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (d)(4)(A), (6). The record shows that Song’s asylum interview was monitored by an interpreter to ensure there were no mistranslations, and during her asylum interview Song signed the Record of Applicant’s Oath During an Interview swearing that she was advised of the consequences of filing a frivolous application by the interpreter and she signed her asylum application. See Kulakchyan, 730 F.3d at 995 ; Cheema v. Holder, 693 F.3d 1045, 1049…