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the I m m i gr a t i on J udge ( “ I J ” ) , a s a f f i rm e d bythe B oa r d of Im m i grat i on A pp ea l s ( “ B IA ”) , un der 8 U . S . C . § 1 25 2(b). B ec ause subst ant i al e vi de nc e s upport s the I J ’ s c onc l us i ons tha t( 1) P e t i t i one rdi d notpr e s e nts uf f i c i e nt cr edi bl e e vi dence t o est abl i sh hi s i dent i ty a s aC hi nese ci t i ze n, and (2) P et i t i on er f a i l e d t o e s t abl i s h a“ w e l l - f ounde d f e a r ” of pe r s e c ut i on i n C hi na , w e de nythe p e t i t i o n f o rr e v i e w. P et i t i on er ’ s f

i rs tar gu m enti s thatthe IJerre d i n con cl ud i ng thatP et i t i on er fa i l ed t o p rove thathe w as a c i t i ze n o f C hi na. T he IJ ’ s c on cl usi on w as base d o n an a dve r s e c r e di bi l i ty f

i ndi ng. W e m us tr e s pe c tthe I J ’ s c r e di bi l i tyf i ndi ngs unl e s s the pet i t i on er“ has pre se nt ed evi dence s o com pel l i ng thatno re as on abl e f ac t fi nd er coul d fi nd thathe w as no tcr edi bl e. ” Fa r a h v . A s h c r o ft , 3 4 8 F .3 d 1 1 5 3 , 1 1 5 6 ( 9 th C i r. 2 0 0 3 ) (ci t at i o n an d i n t ern al q u o t at i o n m ark s o m i tt ed ). T h e IJ’ s ad v erse c r e di bi l i ty f

i ndi ng w a s ba s e d on P e t i t i one r ’ s f a i l ur e t o a de qua t e l ye xpl a i n how he ca m e i nt o p osse ss i on of a genui ne S ou th K orean p as sportcont ai ni ng hi s pi cture a n d b e a r in g th e n a m e J u n g Y o n g - W o o . T h e I Jn o te d P e titio n e r ’s in ab ilityto d e s c r ib e th e c ir c u m s ta n c e s o f h o w h e o b ta in e d th e K o r e a n p a s s p o rt in a n yd e ta il, b eyo n d g en eral i zed assert i o n s th atsm u g g l ers h ad g i v en i tt o h i m . T h e IJ al so f o u n d P e titio n e r ’s e x p la n a tio n f o rw h yh e lis te d K o r e a n n a m e s r a th e rth a n h is3

pare nt s’ ac tual nam es on the I- 21 3 and re pres ent ed hi s par ent s t o b e K orean c itiz e n s w a s in c r e d ib le . P e titio n e rh a s n o t s u p p lie d e v id e n c e s u f f ic ie n t to c o m p e l ar e a s o n ab le f a c tf in d e rto r e v e r s e th e I J ’s a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityd e te rm in a tio n . B e y o n d h is qu es t i on abl e t es t i m on y, P et i t i on erpres ent ed vari ou s i dent i fy i ng do cum ent s i ss ued b y th e Ch i n e s e g o v e rn me n t , i n c l u d i n g aCh i n e s e p a s s p o rt . Ev e n i f w e p r e s u me tha tthe doc um e nt s P e t i t i one rpr e s e nt e d a r e ge nui ne , the ys t i l l do note xpl a i n how he c a m e i nt o pos s e s s i on of the K or e a n pa s s port , orw hyhe t ol d U . S . i m m i gr a t i on author i t i e s tha the w a s K or e a n. P e t i t i one rdi s put e s the authe nt i c i tyof the K or e a n pa s s porta nd not e s tha tthe IJdeni ed hi m the op po rtun i ty t o cross -e xam i ne the go vernm ent ’ s f orensi c e xp ert w h o f o u n d th e K o r e a n p a s s p o rt to b e g e n u in e . T h e d u e p r o c e s s c lau s e o f th e F if th A m endm entand 8 U . S . C . § 1 22 9a(b)( 4)(B ) r equi re thatal i ens i n rem ov al pr oc e e di ngs be a f

f or de d a“ r e a s onabl e opportuni ty ” t o c r os s - e xa m i ne gove rnm e nt w itn e s s e s . See H

e rn a n dez - G u a da rr a m a v . A s h c r o ft , 39 4 F . 3d 67 4, 68 1 (9th C i r. 2005) . T he I J ’ s e xpl a na t i on tha the rhe a r i ng r oom l a c ke d the pr ope re qui pm e ntf or a t el epho ni c heari ng i s notan ac ce pt abl e e xcuse f or denyi ng P et i t i on eran opportuni ty t o c r os s - e xa m i ne the gove rnm e nt ’ s e xpe rt . A l though the I J ’ s rul i ng w a s i n e rr or , be c aus e w e hol d tha tthe I J ’ s c r e di bi l i tyf i ndi ngs a r e s upport e d byA t a r g u m e n t, c o u n s e l f o rth e g o v e rn m e n t n o te d th e c o u rt’s c o n c e rn s w ith 1 th e I J ’s h a n d lin g o f

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o rc r o s s - e x a m in a tio n a n d a g r e e d to i nv es t i gat e and re po rtback t o the courtata l at erdat e. 4 other e vi dence i n the re cord, and b ec ause P et i t i on erfa i l ed t o sho w a w el l -f ou nd ed f e a ro f p e r s e c u tio n , th e I J ’s e rr o rw a s u ltim a te lyn o t p r e ju d ic ia l. 1 P e t i t i one ra l s o a r gue s tha tthe I Je rr e d i n f i ndi ng tha tP e t i t i one rdi d not es t abl i sh a “ w el l -f

ou nd ed fe ar ” of per se cut i on re qu i re d for an as yl um cl ai m un der 8 U . S . C . § 1101( a ) ( 42) ( A ) . P e t i t i one r ’ s a s y l um c l a i m i s ba s e d on pr a c t i c i ng f or tw o w e e ks e xe r c i s e s pr e s c r i be d byF a l un G ong, am ove m e ntba nne d bythe C h in e s e g o v e rn m e n t. P e t i t i one r ’ s br i e f

a f f i l i a t i on w i th aba nne d m ove m e nta nd i nqui r i e s f r om the pol i c e a r e nots uf

f i c i e ntt o e s t abl i s h aw e l l - f ounde d f e a rof pe r s e c ut i on. T he C h in es e a u th o riti es , m o re o v er , h av e n o t arr es ted o r o th erw ise d istu rb ed P etit io n er ’s f a m i l y s i nc e hi s de pa rtur e . N ordo w e ha ve a nye vi de nc e tha tthe pol i c e ha ve in q u ir e d ab o u t P e titio n e rs in c e M a r c h 2 0 0 4 , ay e arb e f o r e th e I J ’s d e c is io n . F i nal l y, the S t at e D epartm ent ’ s hum an ri gh t s r eportsupp l i ed by P et i t i on erno t es thatthe vastm aj ori ty of F al un G on g p ra ct i t i on er s det ai ned d uri ng the i ni t i al c r a c k d o w n a g a in s t th e m o v e m e n t in 2 0 0 0 h a v e s in c e b e e n r e le a s e d . P e t i t i one ra l s o s e e ks w i thhol di ng of r e m ova l unde r8 U . S . C . § 1231( b) ( 3) a nd pr ot e c t i on unde rthe C A T . B e c aus e P e t i t i one rm us tm e e tahi ghe rs t a nda r d of5

p ro o f th an th e “ w el l -fo u n d ed fear” stand ardt o su cceed o n th ese cl ai m s , th ese c la im s m u s t f

a il a s w e ll. See Zh e n gv . A s h c r o ft , 33 2 F . 3d 11 86 , 11 94 (9th C i r. 20 03 ) ( t o q ual i fyfor C A T prot ec t i on , al i en m ustshow thathe w i l l m ore l i kel y than n o t b e to rtu r e d in h is h o m e c o u n tryif r e m o v e d ) ; Al- H

a r b iv . I NS , 242 F . 3d 882, 888- 89 ( 9th C i r . 2001) ( a l i e n m us ts how tha the w i l l m or e l i ke l ytha n notbe p e r s e c u te d if

r e m o v e d to b e e lig ib le f o rc an c e lla tio n o f

r e m o v a l) . T h e p et i t i o n fo r rev i ew i s D EN I ED .