Wong

MEMORANDUM

Kwok Hung Wong, a native of Hong Kong and citizen of the Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We reject Wong’s contention that he was denied due process based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the IJ’s decision, including the IJ’s adverse credibility finding, was supported by substantial evidence, we deny the petition for review.

DISCUSSION

Because the facts are familiar to the parties, we do not repeat them here unless necessary to explain our decision. "Where, as here, the BIA adopts the IJ’s reasoning, the court reviews the IJ’s credibility determination for substantial evidence. See Lopez-Reyes v. INS, 79 F.3d 908, 911 (9th Cir.1996).

We hold that the IJ’s decision was supported by substantial evidence. Inconsistencies in Wong’s oral testimony and written statements support the IJ’s adverse credibility determination. See de Leon-Barrios v. INS, 116 F.3d 391 , 394 (9th Cir.1997). Wong’s first statement focused on his…