Chenglong Liu v. ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General

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, and we therefore deny Liu’s request for oral argument. See
Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
CHENGLONG LIU,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 07-73493
Agency No. A098-472-452
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted September 13, 2010**
Before: SILVERMAN, CALLAHAN, and N.R. SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Chenglong Liu, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing his appeal from an immigration
judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal,
and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction
FILED
SEP 28 2010
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s factual
findings, applying the new standards governing adverse credibility determinations
created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir.
2010). We review de novo due process claims. Colmenar v. INS, 210 F.3d 967,
971 (9th Cir. 2000). We deny the petition for review.
Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding based on
inconsistencies between Liu’s testimony and his declaration regarding the length of
time he allegedly was detained, and the date of his wife’s alleged forced abortion.
See id. at 1040-44 (adverse credibility determination was reasonable under the Real
ID Act’s “totality of the circumstances”). In the absence of credible testimony,
Liu’s asylum and withholding of removal claims fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348
F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
Because Liu’s CAT claim is based on the same testimony found to be not
credible, and he points to no other evidence the IJ should have considered,
substantial evidence also supports the denial of CAT relief. See id. at 1156-57.
Liu’s contentions that his due process rights were violated because: (1) the
interpreter made mistakes; and, (2) the IJ failed to provide him with a reasonable
opportunity to establish his claim, fail, because the record reflects he had a “full

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and fair hearing” and a “reasonable opportunity to present evidence on his behalf.”
See Colmenar, 210 F.3d at 971.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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