Bing Jing Chen, a.k.a. Tonya Wing See Chiang 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).
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
BING JING CHEN, a.k.a. Tonya Wing
See Chiang,
Petitioner,
v.
ERIC H. HOLDER Jr., Attorney General,
Respondent.
No. 07-72150
Agency No. A076-208-985
MEMORANDUM *
On Petition for Review of an Order of the
Board of Immigration Appeals
Submitted December 15, 2009**
Before: GOODWIN, WALLACE, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Bing Jing Chen, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the
Board of Immigration Appeals’ order dismissing her appeal from an immigration
judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum and withholding of
FILED
DEC 28 2009
MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U .S. C OU R T OF APPE ALS

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removal. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial
evidence, Tekle v. Mukasey, 533 F.3d 1044, 1051 (9th Cir. 2008), and we deny the
petition for review.
Chen testified that prior to the arrest of members of her religious group, the
police came to her home several times, warned her, and confiscated her religious
books. Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility determination
because Chen omitted this information from her otherwise detailed asylum
application, and failed to explain adequately this significant omission. See Li v.
Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 963 (9th Cir. 2004). In the absence of credible testimony,
Chen’s claims for asylum and withholding of removal fail. See Farah v. Ashcroft,
348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003).
PETITION FOR REVIEW DENIED.

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