U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2009

Xin Yun Sun v. Holder

Xin Yun Sun v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided August 17, 2009 · Ikuta, Kleinfeld, Smith
342 F. App'x 354

Xin Yun Sun v. Holder

Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM **

Xin Yun Sun, 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, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence adverse credibility findings, Don v. Gonzales, 476 F.3d 738, 741 (9th Cir. 2007), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based upon Sun’s inconsistent testimony regarding how her second pregnancy was discovered and when she was fired from her job. See id. at 741-43. Although Sun contends that these discrepancies were the result of mental disability, she testified before the IJ that she was healthy and submitted no documentary evidence of mental health problems. Absent credible testimony, Sun’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).

Because Sun’s CAT claim is based on the same evidence the agency deemed *356not credible, and Sun points to no additional evidence the agency should have considered regarding the likelihood of torture, we deny the petition as to the CAT claim. See id. at 1157.

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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

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