Longzhe Zheng v. Jefferson Sessions

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Longzhe Zheng v. Jefferson Sessions, 707 F. App'x 893 (9th Cir. 2017)
Bybee, Silverman, Wallace

Longzhe Zheng v. Jefferson Sessions

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Xiwu Wei, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying his 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 the agency’s factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act, Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir. 2010), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based- on Wei’s inconsistent testimony about filing a complaint with authorities in Beijing, material omissions in Wei’s and his wife’s declarations, and Wei’s changing testimony as to the nature, of travel restrictions imposed as a condition of his release from detention. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the “totality of the circumstances”). Wei’s explanations do not compel a contrary result. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir. 2000). In the absence of credible testimony, in this case, Wei’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).

Wei’s CAT claim also fails because it is based on the same testimony the agency found not credible, and the record does not otherwise compel the conclusion that it is more likely than not he would be tortured if returned to China. See id. at 1156-57.

PETITION FOR REVIEW 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
XIWU WEI, Petitioner, v. Jefferson B. SESSIONS III, Attorney General, Respondent
Status
Unpublished