Yiguo Li v. Holder
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Yiguo Li, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum. 1 Li asserted past persecution by the Chinese government based on his practice of Falun Gong. The IJ denied relief, finding that Li was not credible based on inconsistencies among statements Li made in his border inspection interview, his two asylum credible fear interviews, his asylum application, and his testimony before the IJ. Li also claims that the IJ violated his due process rights by failing to act as a neutral fact-finder.
We have jurisdiction over appeals of a final order of the'BIA pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.
I. Adverse Credibility Determination
Li argues that we should reverse the adverse credibility determination because his testimony before the IJ was internally consistent; the IJ relied on “inherently unreliable” inspection and asylum interviews; and any inconsistencies were too minor to form a basis for an adverse credibility determination. We disagree.