Lan He v. Eric H. Holder Jr. ( 2013 )

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FILED
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT NOV 22 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
LAN YING HE, No. 08-73362
Petitioner, Agency No. A099-041-255
v.
MEMORANDUM*
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Argued and Submitted October 7, 2013
Pasadena, California
Before: REINHARDT, KLEINFELD, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Lan Ying He, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board
of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA) decision affirming the immigration judge’s denial
of her applications for asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction
*
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
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under 8 U.S.C. § 1252, and we deny the petition.
The BIA’s adverse credibility determination was based at least in part on
inconsistencies between He’s testimony and the declaration that accompanied her
application for asylum. He contends that there were no substantial inconsistencies
or omissions in He’s testimony. But in her declaration He wrote that she fled to
the countryside two weeks after the abortion, while she testified that she continued
to work at the hospital for months. “Under the REAL ID Act, even minor
inconsistencies that have a bearing on a petitioner’s veracity may constitute the
basis for an adverse credibility determination.” Ren v. Holder, 648 F.3d 1079,
1089 (9th Cir. 2011). We will not disturb an adverse credibility finding unless
“any reasonable adjudicator would be compelled to conclude to the contrary.” Rizk
v. Holder, 629 F.3d 1083, 1087 (9th Cir. 2011). We cannot reach that conclusion
here.
By failing to show that she was eligible for asylum, He also failed to make
the more stringent showing that she was eligible for withholding from removal.
See Sowe v. Mukasey, 538 F.3d 1281, 1288 (9th Cir. 2008).
PETITION DENIED.
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