Case Name: JING WANG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-02-17
Citations: 414 F. App'x 951
Docket Number: No. 07-70887
Parties: JING WANG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: NOONAN, O’SCANNLAIN, and TROTT, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 414
Pages: 951–952

Head Matter:
JING WANG, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 07-70887.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 15, 2011.
Filed Feb. 17, 2011.
Kurt Miller, Esquire, The Law Offices of Kurt Miller, Morgan Hill, CA, for Petitioner.
Kathryn Deangelis, Siu P. Wong, Esquire, Trial, 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: NOONAN, O’SCANNLAIN, and TROTT, 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
Jing Wang, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals' ("BIA") order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge's decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal. The immigration judge also denied Wang's request for protection under the Convention Against Torture, but Wang has not challenged that denial. We review the BIA's factual findings for substantial evidence. Rivera v. Mukasey, 508 F.3d 1271, 1274 (9th Cir.2007). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the BIA's adverse credibility determination because the inconsistencies regarding the date of the protest rally, when Wang alleged the police beat him and detained him, go to the heart of his claim that he was targeted for his adherence to Falun Gong. See Kaur v. Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1061, 1067 (9th Cir.2005) (concluding that discrepancies were significant because they involved one of the few interactions between the petitioner and the police). Moreover, every newspaper article in the record, each from a reputable news organization, describes the April 25,1999 rally as peaceful.
The record does not compel a conclusion that Wang testified credibly. See INS v. Elias-Zacanas, 502 U.S. 478, 483-84, 112 S.Ct. 812, 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). In the absence of credible evidence, Wang has failed to show eligibility for asylum or withholding. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.