16-3934 Longhui Huang v. Barr UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT SUMMARY ORDER RULINGS BY SUMMARY ORDER DO NOT HAVE PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. CITATION TO A SUMMARY ORDER FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2007, IS PERMITTED AND IS GOVERNED BY FEDERAL RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 32.1 AND THIS COURT’S LOCAL RULE 32.1.1. WHEN CITING A SUMMARY ORDER IN A DOCUMENT FILED WITH THIS COURT, A PARTY MUST CITE EITHER THE FEDERAL APPENDIX OR AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE (WITH THE NOTATION “SUMMARY ORDER”). A PARTY CITING A SUMMARY ORDER MUST SERVE A COPY OF IT ON ANY PARTY NOT REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL. At a stated Term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York on the 29th day of May, two thousand nineteen. Present: RALPH K. WINTER, ROSEMARY S. POOLER, Circuit Judges.1 _____________________________________________________ LONGHUI HUANG, Petitioner, v. 16-3934 WILLIAM P. BARR, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. _____________________________________________________ Appearing for Petitioner: Gary J. Yerman, New York, N.Y. Appearing for Respondent: Victoria M. Braga, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, U.S. Department of Justice (Chad A. Readler, Acting 1 Judge Robert W. Sweet, the Southern District of New York, sitting by designation, was a member of the panel who heard oral argument in this case. Judge Sweet passed away during the consideration of this matter. Therefore, this case is decided by the two remaining members of the panel pursuant to Internal Operating Procedure E(b) of the Rules of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Cindy S. Ferrier, Assistant Director, on the brief), Washington, D.C. Petition for review of a decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals. ON CONSIDERATION WHEREOF, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the petition for review is DENIED. Petitioner Longhui Huang, a native and citizen of the People’s Republic of China, seeks review of an October 28, 2016, decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) affirming the December 14, 2015, decision of Immigration Judge (“IJ”) Jesse B. Christensen denying his application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). In re: Longhui Huang, No. A206 074 192 (BIA Oct. 28, 2016). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the underlying facts, procedural history, and specification of issues for review. Huang seeks asylum, withholding of removal, and protection under the CAT because he fears he will be persecuted for his Christian faith if he is removed to his native China. The IJ found Huang was not credible and concluded that Huang did not have an objectively reasonable fear of persecution. The BIA affirmed. Under the circumstances of Huang’s case, we have reviewed both the BIA’s opinion and the IJ’s opinion as modified by the BIA. Xue Hong Yang v. U.S. Dep’t of Justice, 426 F.3d 520, 522 (2d Cir. 2005). The applicable standards of review are well established. See 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B); ...
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