FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEC 28 2009

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BING JING CHEN, a.k.a. Tonya Wing No. 07-72150 See Chiang,

Agency No. A076-208-985

Petitioner, v. MEMORANDUM * ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General,

Respondent.

On Petition for Review of an Order of the

Board of Immigration Appeals

Submitted December 15, 2009 ** Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.

Bing Jing Chen, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

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The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). KAD/Research 1 removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Tekle v. Mukasey, 533 F.3d 1044, 1051 (9th Cir. 2008), and we deny the petition for review.

Chen testified that prior to the arrest of members of her religious group, the police came to her home several times, warned her, and confiscated her religious books. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination because Chen omitted this information from her otherwise detailed asylum application, and failed to explain adequately this significant omission. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 963 (9th Cir. 2004). In the absence of credible testimony, Chen’s claims for asylum and withholding of removal fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED. KAD/Research 2 07-72150