Meiguang Chen v. Eric Holder, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

Petitioner Meiguang Chen (“Chen”), a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of a decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) in which the BIA dismissed his appeal from the immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal.

Where the BIA conducts its own review of the evidence and law rather than adopting the IJ’s decision, this court limits its review to the BIA’s decision, except to the extent that the BIA expressly adopts the IJ’s opinion. Hosseini v. Gonzales, 471 F.3d 953, 957 (9th Cir.2006). This court reviews adverse credibility findings under the substantial evidence standard. Rizk v. Holder, 629 F.3d 1083, 1087 (9th Cir.2011). When reviewing for substantial evidence, “a petitioner contending that the Board’s findings are erroneous must establish that the evidence not only supports that conclusion, but compels it.” Ghaly v. INS, 58 F.3d 1425, 1431 (9th Cir.1995) (internal quotation marks omitted). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We grant the petition for review.

Chen argues that the BIA erred by upholding the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. The BIA found four notable…