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# FI LED AU G 16 2011 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, CLERK U . S. C O U R T OF APPE ALST h i s i n cl u d es an y m i x ed q u est i o n s o f l aw an dfactreg ard i n g th e t i m el i n ess 1 o f Z h a n g ’s a s y lu m ap p lic a tio n . See T am an g v. H

older , 598 F . 3d 1083, 1088- 89 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 0 ) . B e c au s e Z h a n g f

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o rr e l i e f b e f o r e Ma y1 1 , 2 0 0 5 , we 2 eval uat e the adverse cr edi bi l i ty det erm i nat i on appl yi ng pre- R E A L ID A ct s ta n d a r d s . J

os e ph , 6 0 0 F .3 d a t 1 2 4 0 n .3 . 2 f a c tunde r l y i ng the B I A ’ s de t e rm i na t i on tha tZ ha ng di d notf i l e hi s a s y l um ap p lic a tio n w ith in o n e y e a ro f h is a rr iv a l in th e U n ite dS ta te s , 8 U .S .C . § 11 58 (a )( 3); w e di sm i ss Z hang ’ s argum ent s t o the ext entthatthey r ai se such fa ctual q u es ti o n s. P u rs u an t t o 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 5 2 , w e h av e ju risd icti o n o v erZ h an g ’s r e m a i ni ng c l a i m s . B e c aus e w e c onc l ude tha ts ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the 1 a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityd e te rm in a tio n , w e d e n yth e p e titio n f o rr e v ie w . Th e f a c t s o f th i s c a s e a r e k n o w n t o th e p a rt i e s . W e d o n o tr e p e a tth e m. W e r evi ew the B IA ’ s a dv er se cr edi bi l i ty f i nd i ng s f or subst ant i al evi dence. 2 G u o v . A s h c r o

ft , 3 6 1 F .3 d 1 1 9 4 , 1 1 9 9 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 4 ) . W e u p h o ldth e B I A 's cr edi bi l i ty f

i nd i ng s “ un l es s the evi dence com pel s acontraryre sul t . ” Jose ph v. H older , 600 F . 3d 1235, 1240 ( 9th C i r . 2010) . W e r e vi e w the de c i s i ons of both the i m m i gr a t i on j udge ( “ I J ” ) a nd the B I A be c aus e the B I A a dopt e d the I J ’ s de c i s i on by c i t i ng M at te rof B ur bano , 2 0 I . & N . D e c . 8 7 2 ( B I A 1 9 9 4 ) , b u t a ls o p r o v id e dits o w n r e a s o n in g . Se e J

os e ph , 6 0 0 F .3 da t 1 2 4 0 .3

T o sup po rtan advers e c re di bi l i ty f i nd i ng , the IJm ustart i cul at e a“ spec i fi c, c o g e n t r e a s o n ” th a t “b e a r [ s ] ale g itim a te n e x u s to th e f in d in g .” Sa la a m v . I

NS , 229 F . 3d 12 34 , 12 38 (9th C i r. 20 00 ) ( i nt ernal qu ot at i on m arks om i tt ed). W e a gree that

“ f aul tyorunr e l i abl e tr a ns l a t i ons ” m a yunde rm i ne s om e of the m a nyba s e s f

orthe a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityd e te rm in a tio n . H e v . A s h c r o

ft , 32 8 F . 3d 59 3, 59 8 (9th C i r. 2003) . N e ve rthe l e s s , w e a c c e pta n a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyf i ndi ng “ a s l ong a s one of the i dent i fi ed grou nd s und er l yi ng the cr edi bi l i ty f i nd i ng i s s up po rt ed by subst ant i al evi dence and go es t o the heartof [Z hang ’ s] cl ai m s. ” Ki n v. H o lder 595 F . 3d 1050, 1 0 5 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 1 0 ) . W e c on cl ud e thatZ hang ’ s use of a f al se nam e and hi s f

al se st at em ent s und er oa th abouthi s a rr e s ts upportthe a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on. A l though “[ u ]n tru e s ta te m e n ts b yth e m s e lv e s a r e n o t r e a s o n f o rr e f u s a l o f r e f u g e e s ta tu s ,” Z ha ng’ s untrue s t a t e m e nt s a r e s i gni f i c a nt“ i n the l i ghtof

a l l the c i r c um s t a nc e s of the ca se . ” Se e Tu r c i o s v . I NS , 8 2 1 F .2 d1 3 9 6 , 1 4 0 0 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 7 ) . I d e n tityis ak e ye le m e n t o f a n a s y lu m c la im . Fa r a h v . A s h c r o ft , 348 F . 3d 1 1 5 3 , 1 1 5 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 3 ) . Z h a n g c la im e daf a ls e id e n tity , a n dla te rd e n ie dit, w el l af t erhe had g ai ned entryi nt o the U ni t ed S t at es . T hi s i s notl i ke ca se s w here the appl i c a ntm a de f

a l s e s t a t e m e nt s t o i m m i gr a t i on of f i c i a l s t o ga i n e ntryi nt o the U n ite d S ta te s . Se e, e . g. , Aki n m a de v . I NS , 1 9 6 F .3 d9 5 1 , 9 5 5 - 5 6 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 9 ) .4

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urthe rque s t i one d byhi s f a l s e s t a t e m e nt s , unde roa th, th a t h e h a d n e v e rb e e n a rr e s te d in th e U n ite dS ta te s . U n lik e th e p e titio n e rin T ur c i os , w h o m a d e f

a ls e s ta te m e n ts to im m ig r a tio n o f f ic ia ls a t th e b o r d e rto g a in e n tryin to th e U n ite d S ta te s , 8 2 1 F .2 da t 1 4 0 0 , Z h a n g m a d e f a ls e s ta te m e n ts a t h is a s y lu m h e a r in g , u n d e ro a th , b e f o r e th e im m ig r a tio n ju d g e . T h is is f a rf r o m tr iv ia l.

“ T he m a j orc he c k on the a s y l um s e e ke r ’ s i nc e nt i ve t o l i e i s a n oa th t o t e l l the truth. ” M

art i nez v . H

older , 557 F . 3d 1059, 1065 ( 9th C i r . 2009) . B e c aus e “ the a s y l um pr oc e s s i s ul t i m a t e l ya n honors y s t e m , ” w hi c h “ de pe nds l a r ge l yon the a s s um pt i on tha ta s y l um s e e ke r s w i l l t a ke the oa th s e r i ous l y , ” w e “ c ons true a nd enforce the oath stri ct l y. ” I d. W h en “v iew ed in li g h t o f a ll th e e v id en ce p re se n ted in th e c as e,” Z h an g ’s f a ls e s ta te m e n ts s u p p o rt th e a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityd e te rm in a tio n . See Kau r v . G on zales , 4 1 8 F .3 d 1 0 6 1 , 1 0 6 6 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ) . Z h a n g g a v e in c o n s is te n t a c c o u n ts o f w h e n th e e v e n ts le a d in g up to a n din c lu d in g h is c o n v e r s io n o c c u rr e d , a n dh is te s tim o n yw a s f

ille d w ith in c o n s is te n c ie s a n dala c ko f d e ta ils . T h e o n ly e xpl a na t i on tha tZ ha ng c oul d of f e rf orthe s e de f

e c t s w a s s i m pl ytha the c oul d not r e m e m b e r . F o ra ll o f

th e s e r e a s o n s , w e u p h o ldth e a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityf in d in g . W i thoutc r e di bl e t e s t i m onye s t abl i s hi ng aw e l l - f ounde d f e a rof pe r s e c ut i on, Z h a n g ’s a s y lu m a n d w ith h o ld in g c la im s f a il . Far ah , 3 4 8 F .3 dat 1 1 5 6 . Z h an g ’s5

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m ustal so fa i l because there i s no cre di bl e e vi dence e s tab lis h in g th a t h e w ill m o r e lik e lyth a n n o t b e to rtu r e du p o n r e tu rn in g to C h in a . A lm ag hzar v. G on zales , 45 7 F . 3d 91 5, 92 2-23 (9th C i r. 20 06 ). D I S M I S S E D in p a rt a n d D E N I E D in p a rt.