NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MINGMEI DING,

Petitioner,

v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 20

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MEMORANDUM *

On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted March 14, 2023 * *
Before: SILVERMAN, SUNG, and SANCHEZ, Circuit Judges. Mingmei Ding , a native and citizen of China , petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration A ppeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing h er appeal from an immigration judge’s decision denying h er application s for asylum , withholding of
removal , and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT ”). We have

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

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** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 

# FILED

MAR 17 2023
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jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review f or substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings , applying the standards governing adverse credibility
determinations under the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder , 590 F.3d 1034, 1039

- 40 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition for review

. Substantial e vidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination based on Ding’s omission from her credible fear interview that she lost
consciousness while being interrogated , and inconsistencies between her credible fear interview and testimony regarding the frequency and duration of the interrogation and when she began practicing Christianity. See id. at 1048 (adverse credibility determination reasonable under “the totality of circumstances”) ; s ee also Silva

- Pereira v. Lynch , 827 F.3d 1176, 1185 (9th Cir. 2016) (“[A]n adverse credibility determination may be supported by omissions that are not details, but new allegations that tell a much different

— and more compelling

— story of persecution than [t he] initial application [.] ” (internal quotation marks and citation omitted)) ; Singh v. Gonzales , 403 F.3d 1081 , 1089

- 90 (9th Cir. 2005) (indicia of reliability for asylum officer’s notes)

. Ding ’s explanations do not compel a contrary conclusion. See Li v. Garland , 13 F.4th 954, 96 0

- 6 1 (9th Cir. 2021) (agency not compelled to accept explanations for discrepancies). Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s determination that Ding did not present
corroborative evidence that would otherwise establish h er eligibility for relief. See3 20

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Garcia v. Holder , 749 F.3d 785, 791 (9th Cir. 2014) (petitioner’s documentary evidence was insufficient to independently support claim). Thus, i n the absence of credible testimony, Ding’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft , 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
Substantial evidence also supports the agency’s denial of Ding’s CAT claim
because it was based on the same testimony found not credible, and the record does
not otherwise compel the conclusion that it is more likely than not s he would be tortured by or with the consent or acquiescence of the government if returned to
China. Se e id. at 1157. In light of this disposition, we do not reach Ding’s remaining contentions regarding her eligibility for relief

. See Simeonov v. Ashcroft , 371 F.3d 532, 538 (9th Cir. 2004) (courts are not required to decide issues unnecessary to the result s they reach).
We do not consider the materials Ding references in h er opening brief that are not part of the administrative record. See Fisher v. INS , 79 F.3d 955, 963

- 64 (9th Cir. 1996) (en banc) (court’s review is limited to the administrative record)

. The temporary stay of removal remains in place until the mandate issues

. PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED
.