Jjing Zhu Jin v. Gonzales
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Jing Zhu Jin, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review an adverse credibility finding for substantial evidence and will uphold the decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s and IJ’s decisions. Jin’s testimony conflicted with his application regarding whether he was arrested, and his application and statement omitted his arrest and detention, his wife’s demotion, and that his brother was confined and fired for assisting Jin. See Berroteran-Melendez v. INS, 955 F.2d 1251, 1256-58 (9th Cir.1992); see also Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1259 (9th Cir.2003) (“[s]o long as one of the identified grounds is supported by substantial evidence and goes to the heart of [petitionerl’s claim of persecution, we are bound to accept the IJ’s adverse credibility finding”).