Liancheng Du 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. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). Thus, we deny Du’s request
for oral argument.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
LIANCHENG DU,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 12-70623
Agency No. A088-487-943
MEMORANDUM*
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted September 24, 2013**
Before: RAWLINSON, N.R. SMITH, and CHRISTEN, Circuit Judges.
Liancheng Du, 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”). Our jurisdiction is
FILED
SEP 27 2013
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence the agency’s
factual findings, applying the standards created by the REAL ID Act. Shrestha v.
Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1039 (9th Cir. 2010). We deny in part and dismiss in part
the petition for review.
The record does not compel the conclusion that Du established extraordinary
circumstances excusing his untimely asylum application. See 8 C.F.R.
§ 1208.4(a)(5); Tamang v. Holder, 598 F.3d 1083, 1090 (9th Cir. 2010) (setting
forth requirements for ineffective assistance of counsel claim). We lack
jurisdiction to consider Du’s contention that he established changed circumstances
in China. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir. 2004) (no
jurisdiction to review claims not exhausted before the BIA). Consequently, Du’s
asylum claim fails.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s adverse credibility determination
based on the inconsistency between Du’s statements that he was a school teacher in
China and his household registration document showing that he was an auto
factory punch worker. See Goel v. Gonzales, 490 F.3d 735, 739 (9th Cir. 2007);
Shrestha, 590 F.3d at 1046-47 (“Although inconsistencies no longer need to go to
the heart of the petitioner’s claim, when an inconsistency is at the heart of the
claim it doubtless is of great weight.”). Du’s explanations do not compel a

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contrary result. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir. 2000). In the
absence of credible testimony, Du’s withholding of removal claim fails. See Farah
v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
Finally, Du’s CAT claim fails because it is based on the same testimony
found not credible, and he points to no other evidence that compels the finding that
it is more likely than not he would be tortured if returned to China. See id. at
1156-57.
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED in part; DISMISSED in part.

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