Shuai Su v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Petitioner Shuai Su is a native and citizen of China. He entered the United States on a student visa but failed to attend college as required by the terms of the visa. Having been served with a Notice to Appear, Petitioner conceded removability but sought asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Petitioner claimed that Chinese authorities detained arid beat him because he objected to the compensation offered by the government when it evicted his family from their home. The immigration judge (“IJ”) found that Petitioner was not credible and denied relief. The Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirmed. Reviewing for substantial evidence, Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir. 2010), we deny the petition.

1. The REAL ID Act, 8' U.S.C. § 1158(b)(l)(B)(iii), applies to the IJ’s credibility assessment, which the BIA upheld. Many of the inconsistencies identified by the IJ, and upheld by the BIA, are supported by substantial evidence.

(a) For example, Petitioner testified that the government notice provided that homeowners would be paid 800 RMB per square meter for their dwellings, but he then testified, to…