Samarjeet Gill v. Loretta E. Lynch

MEMORANDUM

Aiqin Li, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her 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), and we deny the petition for review.

We do not consider the materials attached to and referenced in Li’s opening brief that are not part of the administrative record. See Fisher v. INS, 79 F.3d 955, 963-64 (9th Cir. 1996) (en banc).

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Li’s inconsistent testimony regarding who performed her baptism, and the lack of detailed testimony regarding her church attendance in the United States and the location of her detention in China. See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048 ; see Jin v. Holder, 748 F.3d 959, 966 (9th Cir. 2014) (credibility…