Chang Hua He v. Ashcroft

MEMORANDUM **

Chang Hua He (“Mr.He”) and Xin Qin He (“Mrs.He”), natives and citizens of China, petition for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of their appeal of the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications for asylum and withholding of removal. The Hes’ applications have been consolidated and Mr. He is the principal alien. The permanent rules of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 apply, see Castro-Espinosa v. Ashcroft, 257 F.3d 1130 , 1131 n. 1 (9th Cir. 2001) (order), and we deny the petition.

We review credibility findings of the IJ and BIA for substantial evidence and we uphold the adverse credibility finding unless the evidence compels a contrary result. Sin gh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999). Substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility findings concerning the Hes’ claims that they were subjected to past persecution for resisting China’s coercive family planning regulations and that they have a well-founded fear of future persecution on that basis. Cf. Chen v. INS, 266 F.3d 1094, 1102 (9th Cir.2001).

For example, the Hes’ testimony at the removal hearing and their…