Li Zhu Nan v. Holder

MEMORANDUM **

Li Zhu Nan, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) 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 *570 evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the new standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the Real ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.2010). We review de novo claims of due process violations in removal proceedings. Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967, 971 (9th Cir.2000). We deny the petition for review.

Li contends he was persecuted on account of his religious beliefs and persecuted under China’s population-control policies. With regard to his religion claim, the IJ reasonably concluded Li was not credible based on his weak testimony about the injuries he sustained during his claimed detention and about his church attendance in the U.S. See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048 (adverse credibility finding reasonable under totality of circumstances). In addition,…