Lin
Lin v. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Zao Ping Lin, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”), affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), §§ 208 and 241, and the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the “Torture Convention”). 1 We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (b), and we deny the petition.
“Where the BIA expressly adopts the IJ’s findings and reasoning, as it did in this case, we review the decision of the IJ as if it were that of the Board.” Al-Harbi v. INS, 242 F.3d 882, 887 (9th Cir.2001). Credibility determinations, factual findings, and the determination of an applicant’s eligibility for asylum are reviewed for substantial evidence. Cordon-Garcia v. INS, 204 F.3d 985, 990 (9th Cir.2000). Under the “substantial evidence” standard, “unless the evidence presented compels a reasonable factfinder to reach a contrary result,” this court is “required to uphold the IJ’s fínding[s].” Lopez-Reyes v. INS, 79 F.3d 908, 911 (9th Cir.1996).