Afang Shi v. Mukasey
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Afang Shi, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of her application for asylum, withholding of removal and relief under the Convention Against Torture (the “Convention”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition.
Shi contends that the IJ’s adverse credibility determination lacks a valid basis. We disagree. The adverse credibility finding was based upon a material discrepancy between Shi’s testimony and documentary evidence she submitted, as well as a material omission in her asylum application regarding the electrocution she allegedly suffered at the hands of Chinese police. Each finding was specifically and cogently described by the IJ, and supported by the record. Because both the discrepancy and the omission also cast doubt on the events *133 that go to the heart of Shi’s asylum claim, substantial evidence supports the denial of asylum. See Kaur v. Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1061, 1067 (9th Cir.2005); Alvarez-Santos v. INS, 332 F.3d 1245, 1254 (9th Cir.2003); Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001).