United States v. 2020-10-21 | 15-71563 | CHANGJIN LI V. WILLIAM BARR | nonprecedential | memorandum disposition |

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CHANGJIN LI,
Petitioner,
v.
WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 15-71563
Agency No. A200-786-870
MEMORANDUM
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On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted October 19, 2020
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Honolulu, Hawaii
Before: WALLACE, BEA, and BENNETT, Circuit Judges.
Petitioner, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the denial of
his applications for asylum and withholding of removal. The Board of
Immigration Appeals held Petitioner was not eligible for relief because he was not
a credible witness.
FILED
OCT 21 2020
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
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This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent
except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.
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The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision
without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).

“[W]e must uphold the IJ’s adverse credibility determination so long as even
one basis is supported by substantial evidence.” Rizk v. Holder, 629 F.3d 1083,
1088-89 (9th Cir. 2011) (citations omitted).
The IJ found Petitioner was not credible about multiple issues. As an
example, Petitioner claims he was persecuted for violating China’s one-child
policy because Petitioner and his wife had two children. Petitioner, however,
provided different birth dates for the two children in documents he submitted and
his testimony before the IJ. When asked about the discrepancy, Petitioner stated he
had not remembered the dates correctly. The IJ found it improbable that Petitioner
would not remember the birth dates of either of his children, particularly as
Petitioner’s case hinges on his claim of having been persecuted for having two
children. The IJ’s finding on this issue is supported by substantial evidence. This
basis is sufficient to uphold the IJ’s adverse credibility determination.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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