Yingzi Lin v. Jefferson Sessions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Yingzi Lin v. Jefferson Sessions, 692 F. App'x 452 (9th Cir. 2017)

Yingzi Lin v. Jefferson Sessions

Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Petitioner Yingzi Lin seeks review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) dismissal of her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“U”) order denying Petitioner’s applications for asylum and withholding of removal. Reviewing for substantial evidence, Budiono v. Lynch, 837 F.3d 1042, 1046 (9th Cir. 2016), we deny the petition.

1. Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s adverse credibility determination. Petitioner gave non-responsive answers to three separate questions. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158 (b)(1) (B) (iii) (permitting the IJ to consider the “responsiveness of the applicant” in making a credibility determination). She also testified inconsistently about whether the birth control official was from her neighborhood or from her place of employment. Petitioner’s explanation to us that perhaps the same person was in charge of both areas contradicts her clear *453 testimony that the official was from her neighborhood only. Because some substantial reasons support the BIA’s decision, we need not consider the BIA’s other reasons. Lianhua Jiang v. Holder, 754 F.3d 733, 738-39 (9th Cir. 2014).

2. Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s analysis of the documents in the record. The BIA permissibly found that, even if the documents in the record were credited, they did not establish that Petitioner’s abortion was forced. Accordingly, Petitioner could not establish her claims for relief from removal without credible testimony.

Petition DENIED;

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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Reference

Full Case Name
YINGZI LIN, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished