Wenge Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Wenge Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr., 552 F. App'x 775 (9th Cir. 2014)

Wenge Zhang v. Eric Holder, Jr.

Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

1. The Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) adverse credibility determination is supported by substantial evidence. The BIA identified two specific inconsistencies, both of which are supported by the record. First, Zhang said Li was a “repeat” customer in his written statement, but during his testimony said Li was a first-time customer. Second, Zhang described the painting he saw in Li’s home as depicting a person nailed on a cross in his written statement, but during his testimony described it as depicting a person with a cross above his head. Given these inconsistencies, which are not “trivial,” see Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1043 (9th Cir. 2010), we are not “compelled to conclude” that the adverse credibility determination was in error. 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B).

2. The record does not support Zhang’s claim that he was denied an impartial adjudicator. At most, the record shows that the immigration judge may have been impatient with Zhang during his hearing testimony. But “expressions of impatience, dissatisfaction, annoyance, and even anger,” without more, are insufficient to establish bias or partiality. Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 555-56, 114 S.Ct. 1147, 127 L.Ed.2d 474 (1994).

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.

Reference

Full Case Name
WENGE ZHANG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished