Liangyu Fang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Freddie Manu Geman, a native and citizen of Ghana, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL, ID Act, Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010), and we review de novo claims of due process violations, Liu v. Holder, 640 F.3d 918, 930 (9th Cir.2011). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination because Geman’s asylum application and declaration omitted his arrests, interrogation, and physical abuse, and because his testimony and declaration were inconsistent regarding which family members were taken into custody. See Kin v. Holder, 595 F.3d 1050, 1056-58 (9th Cir.2010) (omission of participation in political demonstration and inconsistencies regarding circumstances of arrest and release supported…