Liquan Ling v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Liquan Ling, aka Liqiang Lin, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirming an immigration judge’s (IJ) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. The BIA denied relief on the basis of an adverse credibility finding. Because Ling’s asylum application was filed in June 2006, his case is governed by the credibility and corroboration standards set forth in the REAL ID Act. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(1)(B). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the BIA’s factual findings, including adverse credibility findings. Soto-Olarte v. Holder, 555 F.3d 1089, 1091 (9th Cir.2009). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility finding. The BIA identified four reasons for its finding. As long as one of these reasons is supported by substantial evidence, we are bound to accept the adverse credibility finding. Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 964 (9th Cir.2004). Two of the reasons for the BIA’s adverse credibility determination were Ling’s omissions of the 2001 incident and the material details regarding the 2005…