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                              NOT FOR PUBLICATION                           APR 26 2012

                                                                        MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
                     UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS                      U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS

                              FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

LING HE; HUI HE,                                  No. 09-73591

               Petitioners,                       Agency Nos. A099-538-362
                                                              A099-666-094
  v.

ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,            MEMORANDUM *

               Respondent.

                      On Petition for Review of an Order of the
                          Board of Immigration Appeals

                              Submitted April 17, 2012 **

Before:        LEAVY, PAEZ, and BEA, Circuit Judges.

       Ling He and Hui He, natives and citizens of China, petition pro se for review

of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing their appeal from an

immigration judge’s decision denying their applications for asylum, withholding of

removal, and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have

          *
             This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
          **
             The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the

agency’s factual findings, applying the new standards governing adverse

credibility determinations created by the Real ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590

F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny the petition for review.

      With respect to Ling He, substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse

credibility determination based on inconsistencies in her testimony and

documentary evidence regarding her church attendance in Phoenix, her family

members’ occupations, and her efforts to obtain employment authorization. See id.

at 1048 (adverse credibility finding reasonable under totality of circumstances).

With respect to Hui He, substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse

credibility determination based on the inconsistency between his testimony and his

written statement regarding whether he was slapped in the face and whether he

bled during his interrogation. See Pal v. INS, 204 F.3d 935, 939-40 (9th Cir. 2000)

(adverse credibility finding supported by inconsistencies between testimony and

application regarding injuries petitioner received during assaults). Further,

petitioners’ explanations for the inconsistencies do not compel a contrary

conclusion. See Zamanov v. Holder, 649 F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir. 2011).

Accordingly, their asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v.

Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).

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      Finally, petitioners’ CAT claims fail because they are based on the same

statements the agency found not credible, and the record does not otherwise

compel the finding that it is more likely than not they would be tortured by or with

the acquiescence of the government if returned to China. See id. at 1156-57.

      PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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