Case Name: CHEN XING, a.k.a. Xing Chen, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-09-05
Citations: 539 F. App'x 839
Docket Number: No. 11-73280
Parties: CHEN XING, a.k.a. Xing Chen, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: HUG, FARRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 539
Pages: 839–840

Head Matter:
CHEN XING, a.k.a. Xing Chen, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 11-73280.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 20, 2013.
Filed Sept. 5, 2013.
David Z. Su, Esquire, Law Offices of David Z. Su, West Covina, CA, for Petitioner.
Virginia Lum, OIL, DOJ-U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, Chief Counsel Ice, Office of the Chief Counsel Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, for Respondent.
Before: HUG, FARRIS, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Xing Chen, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") dismissal of his appeal from the immigration judge's ("IJ") denial of his applications for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's adverse credibility finding and other factual findings underlying the determination that an applicant is ineligible for asylum and withholding of removal. Kin v. Holder, 595 F.3d 1050, 1054 (9th Cir.2010); Zhou v. Gonzales, 437 F.3d 860, 864-65 (9th Cir.2006). We deny the petition for review.
The agency's adverse credibility decision was reasonable and supported by substantial evidence given the totality of the circumstances, including non-trivial inconsistencies within Chen's testimony and between his testimony, his written statement, and his father's letter. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-42 (9th Cir.2010). We reject Chen's contention that the BIA failed to consider an explanation for why Chen's father did not mention in his letter that police still visit their home looking for Chen. See Najmabadi v. Holder, 597 F.3d 983, 990-91 (9th Cir.2010).
The BIA properly concluded that, in the absence of credible evidence, Chen cannot establish his eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Rizk v. Holder, 629 F.3d 1083, 1091 (9th Cir.2011); Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048 (holding that substantial evidence supported denial of withholding of removal because, absent the petitioner's discredited testimony, no objective evidence established a clear probability of persecution).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.