Jialiu Yang v. Holder

MEMORANDUM **

Jialiu Yang, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his 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 denial on the basis of an adverse credibility finding, Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962 (9th Cir.2004), and review de novo due process claims, Hernandez de Anderson v. Gonzales, 497 F.3d 927, 932 (9th Cir.2007). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on the omissions from Yang’s asylum application of his wife’s forced sterilization and the fact that Yang sent letters to three government agencies informing them of his boss’ corruption, see Li, 378 F.3d at 962-64 (adverse credibility finding supported when omissions from asylum application go to heart of claim), and Yang’s insufficient explanation for the omissions, see de Leon-Barrios v. INS, 116 F.3d 391 , 393-94 (9th Cir.1997) (adverse credibility finding…