Deyu Yang v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
DEYU YANG,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 13-70578
Agency No. A099-723-033
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted June 25, 2014**
Before: HAWKINS, TALLMAN, and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges.
Deyu Yang, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board
of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order dismissing her appeal from an immigration
judge’s decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and
protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is
FILED
JUN 30 2014
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
* 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).

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governed by 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 (9th Cir. 2010). We dismiss in part and deny in part the petition for review.
We lack jurisdiction to review Yang’s contentions regarding corroboration
because she did not raise them to the BIA. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674,
678 (9th Cir. 2004) (no jurisdiction over claims not presented below).
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination
based on inconsistencies within Yang’s testimony and between her testimony and
documentary evidence regarding her residence, employment, and date of marriage.
See Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1048 (adverse credibility finding reasonable under
totality of circumstances). We do not address Yang’s argument that the agency
failed to consider her explanation regarding her residence because she did not raise
it to the BIA. See Barron, 358 F.3d at 678. We also reject Yang’s contention that
the agency failed to consider her explanation regarding a replacement marriage
certificate as contrary to the record. Further, the agency was not compelled to
accept Yang’s explanations for the inconsistencies. See Zamanov v. Holder, 649
F.3d 969, 974 (9th Cir. 2011). Thus, in the absence of credible testimony, Yang’s
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asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d
1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
Finally, Yang’s CAT claim fails because it is based on the same evidence the
agency found not credible, and she does not point to any other evidence in the
record that would compel the finding that it is more likely than not she would be
tortured by or with the acquiescence of the government if returned to China. See
id. at 1156-57.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DISMISSED in part; DENIED in part.
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