Case Name: TIESONG LI, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-07-31
Citations: 194 F. App'x 442
Docket Number: No. 05-72716
Parties: TIESONG LI, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: ALARCÓN, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 194
Pages: 442–442

Head Matter:
TIESONG LI, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 05-72716.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted July 24, 2006.
Decided July 31, 2006.
Tiesong Li, San Gabriel, CA, pro se.
Ronald E. Lefevre, Chief Counsel, Office of the District Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, San Francisco, CA, Kristin K. Edison, Department of Justice, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC, for Respondent.
Before: ALARCÓN, HAWKINS, and THOMAS, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Tiesong Li, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order affirming without opinion the Immigration Judge's ("IJ") order denying Li's applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review the agency's factual findings for substantial evidence, and reverse only if the evidence compels a contrary finding. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478, 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny the petition for review.
The IJ found Li's testimony incredible based on inconsistencies between his testimony and declaration regarding the circumstances surrounding his arrest and detention for practicing Zhong Gong. The record does not compel a contrary finding. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 964 (9th Cir.2004) (stating that adverse credibility finding withstands review so long as one identified ground is supported and goes to the heart of the claims of persecution). Without providing credible testimony, Li has failed to establish eligibility for asylum or withholding of removal. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
The IJ denied CAT relief on the ground that Li was not credible and on the ground that the country report and background materials failed to establish his eligibility. The record does not compel a contrary finding. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(c)(2).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.