FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION JAN 19 2011
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS U .S. C O U R T OF APPE ALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
HUA LIN, No. 08-70510
Petitioner, Agency No. A095-310-416
v.
MEMORANDUM *
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted January 10, 2011 **
Before: BEEZER, TALLMAN, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.
Hua Lin, a native and citizen of China, petitions 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 8
*
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).
U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Desta v. Ashcroft, 365 F.3d
741, 745 (9th Cir. 2004), and we deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination
based upon Lin’s submission of fabricated detention and release warrants and
counterfeit birth and marriage certificates, and his failure to provide a compelling
explanation to counter evidence that the documents were not genuine. See Desta,
365 F.3d at 745 (fraudulent documents going to heart of claim may justify adverse
credibility finding). In the absence of credible testimony, Lin’s asylum and
withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156
(9th Cir. 2003).
Because Lin’s CAT claim is based on evidence the agency found not
credible, and he points to no other evidence that shows it is more likely than not he
would be tortured if returned to China, his CAT claim also fails. See id. at 1156-
57.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.
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