Nanjing Ji v. Keisler
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Nanjing Ji, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal, and request for relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence an adverse credibility finding and will uphold the IJ’s and BIA’s decisions unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s and BIA’s denial of asylum based on an adverse credibility finding. Ji’s testimony was internally inconsistent in regard to whether he read the contents of a letter that the police attempted to force him to sign. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 962-63 (9th Cir.2004). In the absence of credible testimony, Ji also failed to provide sufficient corroborating evidence in support of claims of past persecution and a well-founded fear of future persecution. See Sidhu v. INS, 220 F.3d 1085, 1092 (9th Cir.2000).