Case Name: ZHUCHENG GAO, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-03-21
Citations: 642 F. App'x 775
Docket Number: No. 13-72021
Parties: ZHUCHENG GAO, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
Judges: Before: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 642
Pages: 775–776

Head Matter:
ZHUCHENG GAO, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent.
No. 13-72021.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 15, 2016.
Filed March 21, 2016.
Maria Christina Flores, Law Office of Maria Christina Flores, San Gabriel, CA, for Petitioner.
Allison Frayer, Anna Nelson, OIL, 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: GOODWIN, LEAVY, and CHRISTEN, 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
Zhucheng Gao, 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 ("U") decision denying his application for asylum and withholding of removal, and denying his motion to remand. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency's factual findings, applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-1040 (9th Cir.2010). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency's adverse credibility finding based on Gao's admitted lies and omissions about his residence and employment, and inconsistent account of his U.S. church attendance. See Singh v. Holder, 643 F.3d 1178, 1181 (9th Cir.2011) ("An asylum applicant who lies to immigration authorities casts doubt on his credibility and the rest of his story."); Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048 (adverse credibility determination reasonable under the totality of the circumstances). We reject Gao's contentions that the IJ engaged in improper conjecture or was biased. In the absence of credible testimony, Gao's asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir.2003).
As to the motion to remand, Gao does not challenge the BIA's dispositive finding that he failed to present evidence that was previously unavailable. See Martinez-Serrano v. INS, 94 F.3d 1256, 1259-60 (9th Cir.1996) ("Issues raised in a brief that are not supported by argument are deemed abandoned.").
The 60-day stay of proceedings granted on December 1, 2015, has expired. Respondent's motion to lift the stay is denied as moot.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.