Che Ping Lin v. Ashcroft

MEMORANDUM ***

Yi Ping Lin, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal from the Immigration Judge’s (“U”) decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny the petition.

Because the BIA conducted a de novo review of the record and affirmed the IJ’s adverse credibility finding, we review the BIA’s decision. Molino-Morales v. INS, 237 F.3d 1048, 1050 (9th Cir.2001). We review credibility findings for substantial evidence, and must uphold the BIA’s findings unless the evidence compels a con *618 trary result. Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999).

The BIA provided specific, cogent reasons for its findings, specifically noting that Lin’s testimony was vague and implausible. Hart ooni v. INS, 21 F.3d 336, 342 (9th Cir.1994). Thus, BIA’s adverse credibility determination and its conclusion that Lin is ineligible for asylum are supported by substantial evidence. See Singh-Kaur, 183 F.3d at 1151-53 .

In failing to qualify for asylum, Lin necessarily failed to satisfy the more stringent standard for…