Zhang

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS APR 10 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

JIAN ZHANG, No. 23-220 Agency No. A206-662-830 Petitioner,

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted March 29, 2024** Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON, LEE, and BRESS, Circuit Judges.

Jian Zhang, a Chinese national, seeks review of the Board of Immigration

Appeals’ (BIA) order affirming the Immigration Judge’s (IJ) denial of his

applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Against Torture (CAT). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and deny his

petition.

1. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination.

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