Jizi Jin v. Holder

MEMORANDUM **

Jizi Jin, 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 decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief 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, including adverse credibility findings. Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 (9th Cir.2001). We deny the petition for review.

In support of her asylum application, Jin submitted a statement handwritten in Mandarin. At her hearing, Jin testified with a Korean interpreter and was unable to translate a sentence from her Mandarin statement. Substantial evidence supports the agency’s credibility finding based on this discrepancy. See Kaur v. Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1061, 1067 (9th Cir.2005) (upholding adverse credibility finding where testimony lacked the requisite “ring of truth”). Further, substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the fact that the date on Jin’s Mexican visa was inconsistent with her testimony that her husband did not…