Wei Wu v. Mukasey

MEMORANDUM *

Petitioner Wei Wu challenges the denial of his applications for asylum, withholding *531 of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT). The Immigration Judge (IJ) denied his applications on the basis of an adverse credibility finding. We deny Wu’s petition for review.

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . Because the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) adopted the IJ’s opinion, we review the IJ’s ruling as the BIA’s own. Yeimme-Berhe v. Ashcroft, 393 F.3d 907, 910 (9th Cir.2004). We review adverse credibility findings under the deferential substantial evidence standard, and the court must uphold the finding “unless the evidence presented would compel a reasonable finder of fact to reach a contrary result.” Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1149-50 (9th Cir.1999). Nevertheless, “the IJ must provide specific, cogent reasons for reaching an adverse credibility determination, and minor inconsistencies or factual omissions that do not go to the heart of the asylum claim are insufficient to support it.” Yeimane-Berhe, 393 F.3d at 910-11 (quotation and citation omitted).

Here, the IJ’s adverse credibility finding was supported by…