U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2010

Yanjuan Chen v. Holder

Yanjuan Chen v. Holder
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · Decided July 19, 2010 · Alarcón, Leavy, Graber
388 F. App'x 627

Yanjuan Chen v. Holder

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Yanjuan Chen, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying her application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 *628 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings, applying the new standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act, Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition.

The BIA found Chen not credible for several reasons, including concerns with Chen’s demeanor, inconsistencies within Chen’s testimony about her entry into the United States, and an inconsistency between her testimony and asylum application regarding whether authorities summoned her after they released her from detention. In light of these findings, substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination. See id. at 1040-44 (adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the Real ID Act’s “totality of the circumstances”).

PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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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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