Chengfang Zhang v. Holder

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529 F. App'x 839
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 20, 2013No. 10-72164California346 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Chengfang Zhang, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the *840 Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her 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 review de novo claims of due process violations, Zetino v. Holder, 622 F.3d 1007, 1011 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies in Zhang’s testimony and documentary evidence regarding her place of employment and whether she led a strike. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility finding reasonable under totality of circumstances); Wang v. INS, 352 F.3d 1250, 1257-58 (9th Cir.2003) (inconsistency between testimony and documentary evidence regarding petitioner’s termination supported adverse credibility…

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