Su Ou v. Eric Holder, Jr.

542 F. App'x 591

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Decided: October 16, 2013
• Docket: 17-56297
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Shiwen Ou, a native and citizen of China, petitions for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (Board) order dismissing his appeal from an immigration judge’s (IJ) decision denying his application for asylum. Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252. We review for substantial evidence, Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the Board’s adverse credibility determination because numerous inconsistencies existed between Ou’s application, his brother’s testimony and separate asylum application, including discrepancies between them household registers. See Kaur v. Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1061, 1066-67 (9th Cir. 2005) (numerous inconsistencies cast doubt on a petitioner’s story by creating an “indication of dishonesty”); Pal v. INS, 204 F.3d 935, 939-40 (9th Cir.2000) (adverse credibility finding supported where inconsistencies between testimony and application went to the heart of the claim).

We lack jurisdiction to consider both Ou’s due process claim and his argument that the IJ erred in finding he filed a frivolous asylum application, because Ou failed to raise these claims in his brief on appeal to the Board. Abebe v. Mukasey, 554 F.3d 1203, 1207-08 (9th Cir.2009). The Board’s statement that Ou “has not specifically challenged” the IJ’s finding of frivolousness on appeal “made clear that it did not pass on that issue.” Abebe v. Gonzales, 432 F.3d 1037, 1041 (9th Cir. 2005).

Ou does not challenge the IJ’s denial of withholding of removal and CAT claims and therefore they are waived. See Barron v. Ashcroft, 358 F.3d 674, 678 (9th Cir.2004).

PETITION DENIED.

** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.