Hong Ling v. Mukasey

MEMORANDUM **

Hong Ling, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001), and we deny in part, dismiss in part, and grant in part the petition for review.

Even if Ling filed her asylum application -within one year, substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. See id. Ling’s testimony was internally inconsistent and was inconsistent with her asylum application regarding matters that go to the heart of her claim. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962-64 (9th Cir.2004). Moreover, Ling’s submission of two fraudulent identity documents to support her claims further supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. See Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d 741, 745 (9th Cir. 2004) (concluding that substantial evidence supported agency’s adverse credibility determination based, in part, on submission of…