NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 4 2021 MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT XZAN-HANG CAO, AKA Xian-Hang Cao, No. 17-72192 Petitioner, Agency No. A208-190-474 v. ROBERT M. WILKINSON, Acting MEMORANDUM* Attorney General, Respondent. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals Submitted February 1, 2021** Honolulu, Hawaii Before: CLIFTON, R. NELSON, and COLLINS, Circuit Judges. Xzan-Hang Cao, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) denial of his application for asylum. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 and deny the petition for review. * This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). The immigration judge (“IJ”) found Xzan-Hang Cao not credible, and the BIA concluded that the IJ’s finding was not clearly erroneous. Substantial evidence supports the adverse credibility determination based on inconsistencies in Xzan- Hang Cao’s testimony, credible fear interview, and asylum application concerning (i) how many times he was beaten by the police, (ii) whether he received medical attention after being beaten, (iii) whether he heard from the police after being released, and (iv) why his friend did not provide a supporting letter. See Lizhi Qiu v. Barr, 944 F.3d 837, 842 (9th Cir. 2019). The record supports the cited inconsistencies. See Shrestha v. Holder, 590 F.3d 1034, 1048 (9th Cir. 2010). Xzan- Hang Cao was given an opportunity to explain the inconsistencies but failed to adequately do so. See Lata v. INS, 204 F.3d 1241, 1245 (9th Cir. 2000). Therefore, without credible testimony, the BIA properly denied Xzan-Hang Cao’s claims for asylum. See Farah v. Ashcroft, 348 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2003). PETITION DENIED. 2 17-72192 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ca9 9th Cir. Cao Xzan-Hang v. Robert Wilkinson 4 February 2021 Agency Unpublished 13948f848ff667ec645da7df636b96d9f960089d
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