Ping Sun v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
PING SUN,
Petitioner,
v.
MERRICK B. GARLAND, Attorney
General,
Respondent.
No. 20-70443
Agency No. A205-735-170
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted May 17, 2022**
Before: CANBY, TASHIMA, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Ping Sun, a native and citizen of China, petitions pro se for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration
judge’s decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and
relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
FILED
MAY 25 2022
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

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8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual findings,
applying the standards governing adverse credibility determinations under the
REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039-40 (9th Cir. 2010). We
review de novo questions of law and claims of due process violations in
immigration proceedings. Simeonov v. Ashcroft, 371 F.3d 532, 535 (9th Cir.
2004). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination
based on inconsistent and implausible testimony as to the authenticity of visas in
Sun’s passport, his inability to recall identifying information of where he lived and
worked in Russia and the names of individuals he spoke to at his company, details
of his hospitalization, and the date of his arrest. See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048
(adverse credibility finding reasonable under the totality of the circumstances).
Sun’s explanations do not compel a contrary conclusion. See Li v. Garland, 13
F.4th 954, 961 (9th Cir. 2021).
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s denial of CAT relief because Sun
failed to show it is more likely than not he would be tortured by or with the consent
or acquiescence of the government if returned to China. See Aden v. Holder, 589
F.3d 1040, 1047 (9th Cir. 2009).
Sun’s contention that the agency violated his right to due process fails for
lack of error. See Mukulumbutu v. Barr, 977 F.3d 924, 927 (9th Cir. 2020)

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(“Because the IJ found [petitioner’s] testimony not credible, the IJ was not required
to give [petitioner] notice and an opportunity to provide additional corroborating
evidence.”).
The temporary stay of removal remains in place until issuance of the
mandate.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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