Case Name: BI CHUN LIU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-02-17
Citations: 462 F. App'x 98
Docket Number: No. 10-5117-ag
Parties: BI CHUN LIU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: PRESENT: DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge, RAYMOND J. LOHIER, JR., SUSAN L. CARNEY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 462
Pages: 98–100

Head Matter:
BI CHUN LIU, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., United States Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 10-5117-ag.
United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.
Feb. 17, 2012.
Adedayo O. Idowu, New York, NY, for Petitioner.
Tony West, Assistant Attorney General; David V. Bernal, Assistant Director; Tiffany L. Walters, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Respondent.
PRESENT: DENNIS JACOBS, Chief Judge, RAYMOND J. LOHIER, JR., SUSAN L. CARNEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
SUMMARY ORDER
Petitioner Bi Chun Liu, a native and citizen of China, seeks review of a November 19, 2010 order of the BIA affirming the November 24, 2008 decision of Immigration Judge ("IJ") Javier Balas-quide denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture ("CAT"). In re Bi Chun Liu, No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (B.I.A. Nov. 19, 2010), aff'g No. [ AXXX XXX XXX ] (Immig. Ct. N.Y. City Nov. 24, 2008). We assume the parties' familiarity with the underlying facts and procedural history in this case.
Under the circumstances of this case, we have reviewed the IJ's decision as supplemented by the BIA. See Yan Chen v. Gonzales, 417 F.3d 268, 271 (2d Cir.2005). The applicable standards of review are well-established. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); Yanqin Weng v. Holder, 562 F.3d 510, 513 (2d Cir.2009).
We lack jurisdiction to consider Liu's challenge to the pretermission of his asylum application because he essentially disputes the correctness of the IJ's factual findings concerning his date of entry. See Li Hua Lin v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 453 F.3d 99, 104 (2d Cir.2006); Xiao Ji Chen v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 471 F.3d 315, 328-29 (2d Cir.2006). Accordingly, we dismiss the petition for review as to asylum and address only Liu's challenges to the denial of withholding of removal and CAT relief.
For applications such as Liu's, governed by the REAL ID Act, the agency may, considering the totality of the circumstances, base a credibility finding on an applicant's demeanor, the plausibility of his account, or inconsistencies in his statements, without regard to whether they go "to the heart of the applicant's claim." 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(l)(B)(iii). Substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility determination.
The IJ reasonably found implausible Liu's testimony that he arrived in the United States in October 2006, given his other testimony that he contacted a coworker about possibly leaving China approximately six months after May 2006 and then took three additional months to save for a smuggling fee before leaving. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(l)(B)(iii). As the IJ expressly requested an explanation of Liu's timeline of events and Liu did not explain to the IJ that he concurrently saved for a fee, Liu's current assertion that he did so does not compel a contrary conclusion. See Majidi v. Gonzales, 430 F.3d 77, 80 (2d Cir.2005) ("A petitioner must do more than offer a plausible explanation for his inconsistent statements to secure relief; he must.demonstrate that a reasonable fact-finder would be compelled to credit his testimony.") (internal citation omitted).
Additionally, the IJ reasonably noted that Liu's testimony lacked detail because, when asked, he was unable to estimate the number of officers who came to arrest him, how many vehicles they brought, or how long he was beaten. Liu's explanation, that he was under extreme fear, does not compel a contrary conclusion. See Majidi, 430 F.3d at 80.
Moreover, the agency reasonably found that Liu's testimony that his wife suffered a forcible abortion was undermined by the medical evidence he submitted, which indicated that she requested an abortion. Liu's explanation that the Chinese authorities forced his wife to state that she had requested the abortion does not compel the contrary conclusion, see id., particularly in light of the agency's observation that the State Department has concluded that China does not issue abortion certificates or other documentation of forced abor tions, see Xiao Xing Ni v. Gonzales, 494 F.3d 260, 263 (2d Cir.2007).
Additionally, the agency reasonably found that Liu's statement before the asylum officer that he ran out of the family planning center when he was released was inconsistent with his later testimony that he did not. See Xiu Xia Lin v. Mukasey, 534 F.3d 162, 167 (2d Cir.2008) ("[A]n IJ may rely on any inconsistency or omission in making an adverse credibility determination as long as the 'totality of the circumstances' establishes that an asylum applicant is not credible") (emphasis in original).
Because the REAL ID Act permits the agency to base a credibility finding on implausibilities and inconsistencies such as these, Liu's argument that the record compels reversal is unavailing. See 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(l)(B)(iii). Because Liu's claims all were based on the same factual predicate, the agency's adverse credibility determination is dispositive of both withholding of removal and CAT relief. See Paul v. Gonzales, 444 F.3d 148, 156-57 (2d Cir.2006).
For the foregoing reasons, the petition for review is DISMISSED in part and DENIED in part. As we have completed our review, any stay of removal that the Court previously granted in this petition is VACATED, and any pending motion for a stay of removal in this petition is DISMISSED as moot. Any pending request for oral argument in this petition is DENIED in accordance with Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34(a)(2), and Second Circuit Local Rule 34.1(b).
. While Liu argues that the IJ erred in relying on the asylum officer's notes, because he failed to raise this challenge before the BIA we decline to consider Liu's argument. See Lin Zhong v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 480 F.3d 104, 122, 124 (2d Cir.2007).