Yinji Pei v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Shaowei He, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief 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. Jiang v. Holder, 754 F.3d 733, 738 (9th Cir. 2014). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on He’s knowing submission of a fabricated household registration document to the immigration court, and his submission of a counterfeit marriage certificate. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1048 (9th Cir. 2010) (adverse credibility determination reasonable under the “totality of circumstances”); Singh v. Holder, 638 F.3d 1264, 1272 (9th Cir. 2011) (“lies and fraudulent documents when they are no longer necessary for the immediate escape from persecution do support an adverse inference”). Thus, He’s asylum and…