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2 tim e b a r r e d . T h e IJ a ls o d e te r m in e d th a t T a n g h a d n o t cr e d ib ly e s ta b lis h e dh is e n tit le m e n t t o w ith h o ld in go f r e m o v a l. T h e I J f u r th e rd e te r m in e dth a t e v e n if T an g’ s al l egati on s w ere c on si dered true, hi s al l egati o ns di d no tq uali f y as t ort u re unde rt he CA T. The BI A uphe l d t he I J’ s adv e r s e c r e dibil i t y f i ndi ng. Ta ng c hall e nge s t he I J andt he B IA’ s neg at ive cr e dibil i t y de t e r m i nat i o ns , c o nt e ndi ng th a t h e e s ta b lis h e dth a t h e w a s e n tit le dto w ith h o ld in go f r e m o v a l. T an g does n otchal l en ge t h e deter m i n ati on t h a thi s asyl u m app l i cat i on w a s ti m e b a rred . H e a l so d oe s n ot c h a l l en ge the de term i n a ti on tha t he fa i l edto pr o ve t hathe w as e l i gibl e f o rCA T r e l i e f. H e h as t he r e f o r e a ba ndo ne d a ny c h a lle n g e to th e s e d e te r m in a tio n s . S eeS o a d jed e v . A sh cr oft , 324 F. 3d 830, 833 (5 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ); B ri n km an n v. D allas Cou n ty D epu ty S h erif f A bn er , 813 F. 2d 744, 7 4 8 (5t h C ir. 1 9 8 7 ). The da t e di s c r e pa nc i e s i de nt i f i e d byt he BI A and I J ar e s upp o r t e d b y t he r e c o r d . T a n g ’ s a r g u m e n t s d o n o ti n d i c a t e t h a ti ti s p l a i n t h a t , c o n s i d e r i n gt he t o t a l i t yo f

t he c i r c um s t a nc e s , n o r e a s o na b l e fa c t - f i nd e rwo ul dm a ket he s am e a d v e r s e cr e d ib ilityru lin gth a t w a s m a d e in h is ca s e . Se eW angv . Ho l d er , 569 F . 3d5 31, 5 38 ( 5th C i r. 200 9) . I n l i gh tof t h e B IA ’ s f

i n di n g t h at Ta n g fai l ed to p rov i d e cre d ib le testi m on y, th e B IA ’ s d eterm i n a ti on tha t T a n g fail edto es t abl i sh h i s eli gibi l i t y f orw i t hhol di ng of

r em ovali s suppor t ed bys ubst ant i al ev i d en c e . S ee8 C .F .R . § 2 0 8 .1 6 (b ); 8 U .S .C § 1 2 3 1 (b )(3 )(C ); Efe v . A sh cr oft , 2 9 3 F .3d 8 9 9 , 9 0 6 (5t h C ir. 2 0 0 2 ). T a n g ’ s p e t i t i o n f

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